A History of Japan
Subtitle: from stone age to superpower
Edition: 3rd ed.
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Basingstoke, England
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9780230346628; 9780230346611
Description: Covering the full sweep of Japanese history, from ancient to contemporary, Henshall explores Japan's enormous impact on the modern world, and how vital it is to examine the past and culture of the country in order to full understand its achievements and responses. Now in its third edition, this book is usefully updated and revised. - Publisher.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : Japan and history; title: Part one : From the Stone Age to statehood : myths, prehistory, and ancient history (to 710); title: Part two : Of courtiers and warriors : early and medieval history (710-1600); title: Part three : The closed country : the Tokugawa period (1600-1868); title: Part four : Building a modern nation : the Meiji period (1868-1912); title: Part five : The excesses of ambition : the Pacific War and its lead-up; title: Part six : A phoenix from the ashes : postwar successes and beyond; title: Part seven : A superpower adrift : the Heisei years; title: Conclusion : Lessons for aspiring superpowers