Japan and the shackles of the past /
Murphy, R. Taggart,author.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 409-420) and index.
Introduction: Does Japan Still Matter? -- Part One. Past -- Japan Before the Edo Period -- The Incubation of the Modern Japanese State -- Restoration to Occupation -- Appendix: The Meiji Leaders -- The Miracle -- The Institutions of High-speed Growth -- Consequences (Intended and Otherwise) -- Part Two. Present -- Economy and Finance -- Business -- Social and Cultural Change -- Politics -- Appendix: Important Political Figures of Postwar Japan -- Japan and the World.
Social change