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PublisherOxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-100199930155
ISBN-139780199930159
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Number of Pages432 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameModern History of Japan : from Tokugawa Times to the Present
SubjectAsia / Japan, General
Publication Year2013
TypeTextbook
AuthorAndrew Gordon
Subject AreaHistory
FormatTrade Paperback
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Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight21.2 Oz
Item Length6.1 in
Item Width9.2 in
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Edition Number3
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN2013-001125
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Reviews"Gordon is able to tell a story of modern Japan without reducing the history to stereotypes or platitudes, and leaving enough room for other tellings of Japan's history. It is not dogmatic or locked down. This is the best survey on Modern Japanese history available."--Lori Watt, Washington University in St. Louis "A Modern History of Japan is the best textbook available for courses on Modern Japan and Imperial Japan. As a leading scholar on Japanese labor history, Gordon provides insightful details from the perspective of ordinary Japanese, particularly the hardships, opportunities and resistance from workers and other non-elites during Japan's industrial revolution and beyond."--George Kallander, Syracuse University "Beautifully written and argued by one of the eminent minds and stylists in the field. Gordon convincingly situates Japan on the stage of international history as a nation whose past must be understood to comprehend the history of the modern world."--Noell Wilson, University of Mississippi "A Modern History of Japan remains the best text for an introductory course on modern Japanese history. It has the perfect combination of top-rate scholarship, readability, and length. The new final chapter is just as well-written and engaging as the rest of the book. And it greatly adds to the strength of the book to bring the history as closely up to the present as possible, as well as to point to what may lie ahead in the future."--Sean Kim, University of Massachusetts, Boston
Dewey Edition23
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal952.03
Table Of ContentIntroduction: Enduring Imprints on the Longer PastPart One: Crisis of the Tokugawa Regime1. The Tokugawa PolityUnificationThe Tokugawa Political SettlementsThe Daimy?The Imperial InstitutionThe SamuraiVillagers and City-DwellersThe Margins of the Japanese and Japan2. Social and Economic TransformationsThe Seventeenth-Century BoomRiddles of Stagnation and Vitality3. The Intellectual World of Late TokugawaIdeological Foundations of the Tokugawa RegimeCultural Diversity and ContradictionsReform, Critiques, and Insurgent Ideas4. The Overthrow of the TokugawaThe Western Powers and the Unequal TreatiesThe Crumbling of Tokugawa RulePolitics of Terror and AccommodationBakufu Revival, the Satsuma-Chosho Insurgency, and Domestic UnrestPart Two: Modern Revolution, 1868-19055. The Samurai RevolutionPrograms of Nationalist RevolutionPolitical Unification and Central BureaucracyEliminating the Status SystemThe Conscript ArmyCompulsory EducationThe Monarch at the CenterBuilding a Rich CountryStances toward the World6. Participation and ProtestPolitical Discourse and ContentionMovement for Freedom and People's RightsSamurai Rebellions, Peasant Uprisings, and New ReligionsParticipation for WomenTreaty Revision and Domestic PoliticsThe Meiji Constitution7. Social, Economic, and Cultural TransformationsLandlords and TenantsIndustrial RevolutionThe Work Force and Labor ConditionsSpread of Mass and Higher EducationCulture and ReligionAffirming Japanese Identity and Destiny8. Empire and Domestic OrderThe Trajectory to EmpireContexts of Empire, Capitalism, and Nation-BuildingThe Turbulent World of Diet PoliticsThe Era of Popular ProtestEngineering NationalismPart Three: Imperial Japan from Ascendance to Ashes9. Economy and SocietyWartime Boom and Postwar BustLandlords, Tenants, and Rural LifeCity Life: Middle and Working ClassesCultural Responses to Social Change10. Democracy and Empire between the World WarsThe Emergence of Party CabinetsThe Structure of Parliamentary GovernmentIdeological ChallengesStrategies of Imperial Democratic RuleJapan, Asia, and the Western Powers11. The Depression Crisis and ResponsesEconomic and Social CrisisBreaking the Impasse: New Departures AbroadToward a New Social Economic OrderToward a New Political Order12. Japan in WartimeWider War in ChinaToward Pearl HarborThe Pacific WarMobilizing for Total WarLiving in the Shadow of WarEnding the WarBurdens and Legacies of War13. Occupied Japan: New Departures and Durable StructuresBearing the UnbearableThe American Agenda: Demilitarize and DemocratizeJapanese ResponsesThe Reverse CourseToward Recovery and Independence: Another Unequal Treaty?Part Four: Postwar and Contemporary Japan, 1952-200014. Economic and Social TransformationsThe Postwar "Economic Miracle"Transwar Patterns of Community, Family, School, and WorkShared Experiences and Standardized Lifeways of the Postwar EraDifferences Enduring and RealignedManaging Social Stability and ChangeImages and Ideologies of Social Stability and Change15. Political Struggles and Settlements of the High-Growth EraPolitical StrugglesThe Politics of AccommodationGlobal Connections: Oil Crisis and the End of High Growth16. Global Power in a Polarized World: Japan in the 1980sNew Roles in the World and New TensionsEconomy: Thriving Through the Oil CrisesPolitics: The Conservative HeydaySociety and Culture in the Exuberant Eighties17. Japan's "Lost Decades": 1989-2008The End of ShowaThe Specter of a Divided SocietyEconomy of the "Lost Decade"The Fall and Rise of the Liberal Democratic PartyAssessing Reforms, Explaining RecoveryBetween Asia and the WestOngoing Presence of the Past18. Shock, Disaster and Aftermath: Japan since 2008The Lehman ShockPolitics of Hope and DisillusionmentMaking Sense of the Perception of DeclineThe Disasters of 3/11 and Aftermath, Maps, Tables, and Figures Preface Introduction: Enduring Imprints on the Longer Past Part 1: Crisis of the Tokugawa Regime 1. The Tokugawa Polity Unification The Tokugawa Political Settlements The Daimy? The Imperial Institution The Samurai Villagers and City-Dwellers The Margins of the Japanese and Japan 2. Social and Economic Transformations The Seventeenth-Century Boom Riddles of Stagnation and Vitality 3. The Intellectual World of Late Tokugawa Ideological Foundations of the Tokugawa Regime Cultural Diversity and Contradictions Reform, Critiques, and Insurgent Ideas 4. The Overthrow of the Tokugawa The Western Powers and the Unequal Treaties The Crumbling of Tokugawa Rule Politics of Terror and Accomodation Bakufu Revival, the Satsuma-Choshu Insurgency, and Domestic Unrest Part 2: Modern Revolution, 1868-1905 5. The Samurai Revolution Programs of Nationalist Revolution Political Unification and Central Bureaucracy Eliminating the Status System The Conscript Army Compulsory Education The Monarch at the Center Building a Rich Country Stances toward the World 6. Participation and Protest Political Discourse and Contention Movement for Freedom and People''s Rights Samurai Rebellions, Peasant Uprisings, and New Religions Participation for Women Treaty Revision and Domestic Politics The Meiji Constitution 7. Social, Economic, and Cultural Transformations Landlords and Tenants Industrial Revolution The Work Force and Labor Conditions Spread of Mass and Higher Education Culture and Religion Affirming Japanese Identity and Destiny 8. Empire and Domestic Order The Trajectory to Empire Contexts of Empire, Capitalism, and Nation-Building The Turbulent World of Diet Politics The Era of Popular Protest Engineering Nationalism Part 3: Imperial Japan From Ascendance to Ashes 9. Economy and Society Wartime Boom and Postwar Bust Landlords, Tenants, and Rural Life City Life: Middle and Working Classes Cultural Responses to Social Change 10. Democracy and Empire between the World Wars The Emergence of Party Cabinets The Structure of Parliamentary Government Ideological Challenges Strategies of Imperial Democratic Rule Japan, Asia, and the Western Powers 11. The Depression Crisis and Responses Economic and Social Crisis Breaking the Impasse: New Departures Abroad Toward a New Social Economic Order Toward a New Political Order 12. Japan in Wartime Wider War in China Toward Pearl Harbor The Pacific War Mobilizing for Total War Living in the Shadow of War Ending the War Burdens and Legacies of War 13. Occupied Japan: New Departures and Durable Structures Bearing the Unbearable The American Agenda: Demilitarize and Democratize Japanese Responses The Reverse Course Toward Recovery and Independence: Another Unequal Treaty? Part 4: Postwar and Contemporary Japan, 1952-2000 14. Economic and Social Transformations The Postwar "Economic Miracle" Transwar Patterns of Community, Family, School, and Work Shared Experiences and Standardized Lifeways of the Postwar Era Differences Enduring and Realigned Managing Social Stability and Change Images and Ideologies of Social Stability and Change 15. Political Struggles and Settlements of the High-Growth Era Political Struggles The Politics of Accommodation Global Connections: Oil Crisis and the End of High Growth 16. Global Power in a Polarized World: Japan in the 1980s New Roles in the World and New Tensions Economy: Thriving Through the Oil Crises Politics: The Conservative Heyday Society and Culture in the Exuberant Eighties 17. Japan''s "Lost Decades": 1989-2008 The End of Showa The Specter of a Divided Society Economy of the "Lost Decade" The Fall and Rise of the Liberal Democratic Party Assessing Reforms, Explaining Recovery Between Asia and the West Ongoing Presence of the Past 18. Shock, Disaster and Aftermath: Japan since 2008 The Lehman Shock Politics of Hope and Disillusionment Making Sense of the Perception of Decline The Disasters of 3.11 and Aftermath
SynopsisA Modern History of Japan: From Tokugawa Times to the Present, Third Edition, paints a richly nuanced and strikingly original portrait of the last two centuries of Japanese history. It takes students from the days of the shogunate--the feudal overlordship of the Tokugawa family--through the modernizing revolution launched by midlevel samurai in the late nineteenth century; the adoption of Western hairstyles, clothing, and military organization; and the nation's first experiments with mass democracy after World War I. Author Andrew Gordon offers the finest synthesis to date of Japan's passage through militarism, World War II, the American occupation, and the subsequent economic rollercoaster. New to the Third Edition * The previous edition's final chapter has been extensively revised for the third edition. Retitled "Japan's 'Lost Decades", it now covers the timespan from 1989 through 2008. * An entirely new final chapter examines Japan's tumultuous recent history in a global context. Beginning with the financial crisis of 2008, it takes readers up to the traumatic events of 3/11/11, and through the aftermath of this disaster. The chapter includes a color insert with maps and photographs that document the cataclysm. * More "voices" of ordinary people integrated into the narrative * Increased coverage of cultural history topics, such as anime and manga, A Modern History of Japan: From Tokugawa Times to the Present , Third Edition, paints a richly nuanced and strikingly original portrait of the last two centuries of Japanese history. It takes students from the days of the shogunate--the feudal overlordship of the Tokugawa family--through the modernizing revolution launched by midlevel samurai in the late nineteenth century; the adoption of Western hairstyles, clothing, and military organization; and the nation's first experiments with mass democracy after World War I. Author Andrew Gordon offers the finest synthesis to date of Japan's passage through militarism, World War II, the American occupation, and the subsequent economic rollercoaster. New to the Third Edition * The previous edition's final chapter has been extensively revised for the third edition. Retitled "Japan's 'Lost Decades", it now covers the timespan from 1989 through 2008. * An entirely new final chapter examines Japan's tumultuous recent history in a global context. Beginning with the financial crisis of 2008, it takes readers up to the traumatic events of 3/11/11, and through the aftermath of this disaster. The chapter includes a color insert with maps and photographs that document the cataclysm. * More "voices" of ordinary people integrated into the narrative * Increased coverage of cultural history topics, such as anime and manga, A Modern History of Japan takes students from the days of the shogunate to the aftermath of the 2008 tsunami. This third edition incorporates increased coverage of both Japan's role within East Asia - particularly with China, Korea, and Manchuria - as well as expanded discussions of cultural and intellectual history., A Modern History of Japan: From Tokugawa Times to the Present, Third Edition, paints a richly nuanced and strikingly original portrait of the last two centuries of Japanese history. It takes students from the days of the shogunate--the feudal overlordship of the Tokugawa family--through the modernizing revolution launched by midlevel samurai in the late nineteenth century; the adoption of Western hairstyles, clothing, and military organization; and the nation's first experiments with mass democracy after World War I. Author Andrew Gordon offers the finest synthesis to date of Japan's passage through militarism, World War II, the American occupation, and the subsequent economic rollercoaster.
LC Classification NumberDS881.9.G66 2014
