Product Description: A comprehensive study of changing political thought during the Tokugawa period, the book traces the philosophical roots of Japanese modernization. Professor Maruyama describes the role of Sorai Confucianism and Norinaga Shintoism in breaking the stagnant confines of Chu Hsi Confucianism, the underlying political philosophy of the Tokugawa feudal state...read more

Product Description: What is a shogun? Who were the samurai and what is the warrior code? What lies behind the Japanese work ethic? From the ancient tea ceremony to the boom and subsequent downturn of its economic prosperity, this uniquely concise introduction to Japan and its history surveys nearly 10,000 years of society, culture, economics and politics...read more

In this newly revised edition of his readable and thoughtful survey, Mikiso Hane presents the essential facts of modern Japanese history. He integrates political events with the cultural and economic activities of each period and is particularly sensitive to the conditions of life in all strata of the population. The new edition covers a variety of important developments through the early 1990s, giving special consideration to how traditional Japanese modes of thought and behavior have affected these recent developments.As background for his study of the modern era, Hane summarizes the early history of Japan, with due attention to institutions that have molded the nature of Japanese society—including Shinto, the Emperor system, Buddhism, and feudalism. Hane then sets the stage for modern Japan with a detailed and analytical discussion of the Tokugawa period.The survey takes on immediacy as it chronicles the growth of Westernization in the nineteenth century and the ascendancy of militarism in the twentieth. The chapters on Meiji Japan balance politics and economics with a close look at social conditions, education, and religion. The story of Japan’s role in World War II, its defeat in 1945, and the occupation is told dispassionately but from a Japanese vantage point. Hane’s portrait of life in postwar Japan is enriched by material on contemporary literature, Japanese youth culture, and other intellectual developments.The last chapter focuses on the dramatic economic surge since 1970 and the accompanying social changes in life-style and attitudes, particularly for women and the working class. Reiterating themes that permeate the book, a final section reviews Japan’s relations with the outside world, especially with the United States, and the ongoing tension between the old and the new, the traditional and the modern. A useful bibliography and well-chosen illustrations enhance the text. (view table of contents)

Product Description: Book annotation not available for this title.Title: Breve historia de Japon / Japan: A Short HistoryAuthor: Hane, Mikiso/ Parro, Esther Gomez (TRN)Publisher: Grupo Anaya ComercialPublication Date: 2011/09/23Number of Pages: 415Binding Type: PAPERBACKLibrary of Congress:

Product Description: A comprehensive study of changing political thought during the Tokugawa period, the book traces the philosophical roots of Japanese modernization. Professor Maruyama describes the role of Sorai Confucianism and Norinaga Shintoism in breaking the stagnant confines of Chu Hsi Confucianism, the underlying political philosophy of the Tokugawa feudal state...read more

Product Description: This compelling social history uses diaries, memoirs, fiction, trial testimony, personal recollections, and eyewitness accounts to weave a fascinating tale of what ordinary Japanese endured throughout their century's era of economic growth...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: In this groundbreaking volume, one of Japan's most insightful contemporary labor analysts assesses the “light and shadow” of Japanese-style management, explaining why Japanese employees have stood apart from workers in other industrialized countries...read more

Looks at how Japan remade itself into an econmic leader after the devastation of World War II, and discusses Japanese politics, society, and culture

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Reveals the roles and positions of women in pre-war Japanese society, examining the family, societal pressures, and the struggle for women's rights.

A portrait of life in late-nineteenth-century Japan makes use of selections from diaries, personal recollections, and fiction to show how industrialization widened the gap between rich and poor