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Tables of Contents for Japan
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Introduction
ix
Japan and Its Peoples
1
23
The Physical Geography of Japan
2
10
Sidelight to History: Earthquakes and Building Heights
10
2
Cultural Characteristics of Japan
12
6
Shinto and Buddhism
18
6
Formation of an Island Monarchy
24
31
The History of Early Japan
25
8
Sidelight to History: The Ages of Prehistory
27
5
Sidelight to History: Buddhism's Introduction into Japan
32
1
Japan Under the Taika Program
33
7
Sidelight to History: Yamato---Its Legendary Beginnings
37
3
The Era of Fujiwara Domination
40
6
Sidelight to History: The Samurai
44
2
The World of the Heian Court
46
9
The Beginnings of Warrior Rule
55
30
Japan's New Direction Under Feudalism
56
9
Sidelight to History: Brothers in Conflict
63
2
Buddhism's Inroads During and After Kamakura Times
65
4
The Ashikaga Age
69
7
The 1500's: From Disorder to Political Unity
76
9
Japan Under Centralized Feudalism
85
36
The Emergence of Centralized Feudalism
86
9
Class Divisions in Tokugawa Society
95
8
Sidelight to History: The Influence of Confucius
97
6
Economic Growth During the Early Tokugawa Age
103
3
Development of a New Culture for Townspeople
106
6
The End of Seclusion
112
9
The Modernization of Japan
121
29
Modernization of the Japanese Government
122
9
Sidelight to History: Japanese Calendars
125
6
Japan's Rapid Industrialization
131
5
Japan's Rise as a Major Power
136
7
Japan's Role in World War I
143
7
Japan on the March
150
30
New Domestic Crises After World War I
151
6
Sidelight to History: The Bolshevik Revolution in Russia
155
2
Japan's Pursuit of a Militant Foreign Policy
157
4
All-Out War in Manchuria
161
6
The March of Japan to Defeat
167
13
Sidelight to History: Japan's Superships
172
4
Sidelight to History: A-Bomb Targets
176
4
Postwar Japan
180
35
A Return to Peace
181
7
Economic Growth in Postwar Japan
188
6
Sidelight to History: MITI
192
2
Postwar Social Patterns
194
6
Government in Postwar Japan
200
4
Gaining a Place in the World Community
204
11
Economic Superpower
215
32
The Continued Popularity of the Liberal Democratic Party
216
5
Japan's Emerging Role in International Affairs
221
11
Social Patterns in a Land of Affluence
232
15
Sidelight to History: The End of an Era
240
7
Bibliography
247
3
Glossary
250
8
Index
258