Japan in World History Contributor(s): Huffman, James L. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0195368088 ISBN-13: 9780195368086 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $29.44 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2010 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | Asia - Japan - History | World - General |
Dewey: 952 |
LCCN: 2009019041 |
Series: New Oxford World History |
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6" W x 9.1" (0.65 lbs) 176 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Japanese |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Japan in World History ranges from Japan's prehistoric interactions with Korea and China, to the Western challenge of the late 1500s, the partial isolation under the Tokugawa family (1600-1868), and the tumultuous interactions of more recent times, when Japan modernized ferociously, turned imperialist, lost a world war, then became the world's second largest economy--and its greatest foreign aid donor. Writing in a lively fashion, Huffman makes rich use of primary sources, illustrating events with comments by the people who lived through them: tellers of ancient myths, court women who dominated the early literary world, cynical priests who damned medieval materialism, travelers who marveled at indecent Western ballroom dancers in the mid-1800s, and the emperor who justified Pearl Harbor. Without ignoring standard political and military events, the book illuminates economic, social, and cultural factors; it also examines issues of gender as well as the roles of commoners, samurai, business leaders, novelists, and priests. |