Elise K Tipton

Modern Japan

A Social and Political History

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This thoroughly revised and updated third edition of Modern Japan provides a concise and fascinating introduction to the social, cultural and political history of modern Japan. Ranging from the Tokugawa period to the present day, Tipton links everyday lives with major historical developments, charting the country's evolution into a modernized, economic and political world power. Dealing with a broad and stimulating range of topics, this book weaves social and political developments, introducing details about everyday lives that shed light on the bigger picture of major historical changes. Completely up-to-date, this highly accessible and comprehensive textbook is an essential resource for students, scholars and teachers of Japanese history, politics, culture and society.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• 3rd edition
• Seitenzahl: 308
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. August 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 155mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 612g
• ISBN-13: 9781138780835
• ISBN-10: 1138780839
• Artikelnr.: 42459987

Autorenporträt

Elise K. Tipton is Honorary Associate Professor of Japanese Studies at the University of Sydney, Australia.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Tokugawa Japan: from premodern to early modern 2. The mid-century crisis
3. The early Meiji revolution 4. The 1880s and 1890s: defining a Japanese
national identity 5. Late Meiji: an end and a beginning 6. An emerging mass
society 7. Contesting the modern in the 1930s 8. The dark valley 9. 'Out of
the ashes ... a new Japan' 10. The 'economic miracle' ... and its underside
11. The 'rich country' 12. The 'lost decade(s)' 13. Back to the future