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A History of Japan 1582-1941 : Internal and External Worlds 9780521529181 Used / Pre-owned

This 2003 book offers a distinctive and penetrating overview of the internal and external forces responsible for the making of modern Japan. Louis Cullen takes an unusually broad approach that combines economic social and political approaches and... more

Studies in Modern History: The Pacific War 1941-1943 (Series #12) (Hardcover)

9780718186524. New condition. Hard cover. Language: English. Studies in Modern History ; Ladybird Expert Series . Part of the ALL-NEW LADYBIRD EXPERT SERIES - Why did Japan attack Pearl Harbour? - How did the Americans underestimate the Japanese? -... more

Pre-Owned Modern Japan: A Social and Political History (Paperback) 0415185386 9780415185387

Modern Japan: A Social and Political History by Tipton Elise K. more

Pre-Owned Japan Examined : Perspectives on Modern Japanese History 9780824808068 Used

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Pre-Owned Japan : A Modern History 9780393041569

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A History of Modern Japan (Paperback)

Lucid and lyrical...a vivid history of Japan s turbocharged (and painful) modernization. --The Daily Telegraph In A History of Modern Japan cultural historian Christopher Harding delves into the untold stories of Japan s recent history--from a pop... more

Asia: Local Studies / Global Themes: Selling Women : Prostitution Markets and the Household in Early Modern Japan (Series #21) (Edition 1) (Hardcover)

This book traces the social history of early modern Japan s sex trade from its beginnings in seventeenth-century cities to its apotheosis in the nineteenth-century countryside. Drawing on legal codes diaries town registers petitions and criminal... more

Statecraft and Spectacle in East Asia: Studies in Taiwan-Japan Relations (Paperback)

Statecraft and Spectacle in East Asia is a multidisciplinary collection of essays that explores the intertwined histories of Taiwan and Japan across the long sweep of the early modern and modern periods. Drawing on new research by scholars from... more

The Japan-Russia war : an illustrated history of the war in the Far East the greatest conflict of modern times 1905 [Leather Bound]

Select Your Preferred Color at No Additional Cost! Explore More Options by Clicking on More Images and Notify Us of Your Choice via Email. Presenting an Exquisite Leather-Bound Edition expertly crafted by the prestigious organization “Rare... more

Routledge Studies in the Modern History Japan s Household Registration System and Citizenship: Koseki Identification and Documentation (Hardcover)

Japan s Household Registration System (koseki seido) is an extremely powerful state instrument and is socially entrenched with a long history of population governance social control and the maintenance of social order. It provides identity whilst at... more

Routledge Studies in the Modern History Science Technology and Medicine in the Modern Japanese Empire (Paperback)

Science technology and medicine all contributed to the emerging modern Japanese empire and conditioned key elements of post-war development. As the only emerging non-Western country that was a colonial power in its own right Japan utilized these... more

Japan 1868-1945: From Isolation to Occupation (Paperback)

The history of Imperial Japan from the Meiji Restoration through to defeat and occupation at the end of the Second World War is central to any understanding of the way in which modern Japan has developed and will continue to develop in the future.... more

History of Japan: A Brief History of Japanese History - Discover the Major Events That Shaped the History of Japan (Paperback - Used) 1794473289 9781794473287

Japanese history has intriguing and interesting aspects right from its legendary and mythical beginnings to the advanced modern-day period. The intrigues of royalty the conflicts between gods and kami the political strife and battles for power are... more

Soas Studies in Modern and Contemporary Japan: Japan s Empire of Birds: Aristocrats Anglo-Americans and Transwar Ornithology (Paperback)

As a transnational history of science Japan s Empire of Birds: Aristocrats Anglo-Americans and Transwar Ornithology focuses on the political aspects of highly mobile Japanese explorer-scientists or cosmopolitan gentlemen of science circulating... more

The History of the Indian Revolt and of the Expeditions to Persia China and Japan 1856-7-8 VOL-4 (Paperback)

Notion Press proudly brings to you timeless classics from ancient texts to popular modern classics. This carefully chosen collection of books is a celebration of literature our tribute to the pioneers the legends and the giants of the literary... more

The History of the Indian Revolt and of the Expeditions to Persia China and Japan 1856-7-8 (Paperback)

Notion Press proudly brings to you timeless classics from ancient texts to popular modern classics. This carefully chosen collection of books is a celebration of literature our tribute to the pioneers the legends and the giants of the literary... more

Pre-Owned Modern Japan: A Social and Political History (Paperback 9780415185387) by Elise K Tipton

9780415185387. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Trade paperback. Language: English. Pages: 258. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 258 p. Contains: Illustrations. Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese Studies. First published in 2002. Routledge is an... more

The Making of Modern Japan (Paperback)

Magisterial in vision sweeping in scope this monumental work presents a seamless account of Japanese society during the modern era from 1600 to the present. A distillation of more than fifty years engagement with Japan and its history it is the... more

Routledge Studies in the Modern History Art and Street Politics in the Global 1960s: Yoshio Nakajima and the Global Avant-Garde (Hardcover)

Anarchic street performances in late-1950s Japan; inauguration of the first Happenings in Antwerp and charging of the magic circle in Amsterdam; Bauhaus Situationiste and anti-national art exchanges networks and communes. As Happener and Art... more

The New Cambridge History of Japan: Volume 2 Early Modern Japan in Asia and the World C. 1580-1877 (Hardcover)

This major new reference work presents an accessible and innovative survey of the latest developments in the study of early modern Japan. The period from about 1580 to 1877 saw the reunification of Japan after a long period of civil war followed by... more

Modern Japan s Place in World History: From Meiji to Reiwa (Hardcover)

This Open Access book includes chapters on the key turning points in modern Japanese history from the Meiji Restoration to Japan-China diplomatic normalization in the 1970s and beyond. The topics covered include the First Sino-Japanese War the... more

Routledge Studies in the Modern History Voices from the Shifting Russo-Japanese Border: Karafuto / Sakhalin (Paperback)

With a focus on cross-border dialogue Voices from the Shifting Russo-Japanese Border reveals the lives of the ordinary people in the border regions between Russia and Japan and how they and their communities have been affected by shifts in the... more

Pre-Owned Peasants Rebels Women and Outcastes: The Underside of Modern Japan (Paperback 9780742525252) by Mikiso Hane

9780742525252. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Trade paperback. 2nd ed. Language: English. Pages: 368. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 368 p. Contains: Illustrations black & white. Asian Voices (Paperback). This compelling social history uses... more

Routledge Studies in the Modern History A Cultural History of Postwar Japan (Hardcover)

This book is a political and cultural history of the early postwar Japan aiming at exploring how the perception and cultural values of everyday life in the country changed along with the rise of the kasutori culture. Such a process was closely tied... more

Routledge Studies in the Modern History The Asia Pacific War (Hardcover)

This book examines key aspects of the Asia Pacific War (1931-1945) that was initially waged between Japan and China before Japan s attack on Pearl Harbor drew in the U.S.-led allied forces from 1941 to 1945. Part I of the book examines three... more

Modern Japan s Place in World History: From Meiji to Reiwa (Paperback)

This Open Access book includes chapters on the key turning points in modern Japanese history from the Meiji Restoration to Japan-China diplomatic normalization in the 1970s and beyond. The topics covered include the First Sino-Japanese War the... more

Pre-Owned A Kabuki Reader: History and Performance (Japan in the Modern World) Paperback - USED

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Pre-Owned Modern Japan : A History in Documents 9780195147421

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Routledge Studies in the Modern History War and Nationalism in China: 1925-1945 (Paperback)

In 1937 the Nationalists under Chiang Kaishek were leading the Chinese war effort against Japan and were lauded in the West for their efforts to transform China into an independent and modern nation; yet this image was quickly tarnished. The... more

Asia: Local Studies / Global Themes: A Malleable Map : Geographies of Restoration in Central Japan 1600-1912 (Series #17) (Edition 1) (Paperback)

Kären Wigen probes regional cartography choerography and statecraft to redefine restoration (ishin) in modern Japanese history. As developed here that term designates not the quick coup d état of 1868 but a three-centuries-long project of... more

Routledge Studies in the Modern History The Philosophy of Japanese Wartime Resistance: A Reading with Commentary of the Complete Texts of the Kyoto School Dis (Paperback)

The transcripts of the three Kyoto School roundtable discussions of the theme of the standpoint of world history and Japan may now be judged to form the key source text of responsible Pacific War revisionism. Published in the pages of Chuo Koron the... more

Japan: A Modern History (Paperback)

This text conveys the turbulent political economic and social change that over four centuries positioned Japan as a modern world power. This narrative examines the impact of towering figures such as Leyasu the architect of the Tokugawa state and the... more

Anniversary Collection: Aliens in the East: A New History of Japan s Foreign Intercourse (Hardcover)

In the early twentieth century the Japanese accepted many modern western ideas particularly industrialism. But Harry Emerson Wildes argues the people of Japan remained essentially the same as when the first foreigners stepped upon their shores in... more

Routledge Studies in the Modern History Hagi - A Feudal Capital in Tokugawa Japan (Paperback)

The western Japanese city of Hagi is the town in Japan which has preserved the greatest level of Tokugawa period (1600-1868) urban and architectural fabric. As such it is a major tourist destination for both Japanese and non-Japanese visitors. The... more

Routledge Studies in the Modern History Histories of Children and Childhood in Meiji Japan (Hardcover)

This book bridges the gap between historical research on Japan and the field of childhood history by writing children and childhood into the general historical record of the Meiji period. more

Historical Tales the Romance of Reality : Japan and China (Hardcover)

In this volume of Historical Tales Charles Morris recounts the rich history of Japan and China from ancient mythology to the modern era. Morris s engaging storytelling style brings to life the figures and events that shaped these two great nations.... more

Modern Japan: A Historical Survey (Paperback)

Integrating political events with cultural economic and intellectual movements Modern Japan provides a balanced and authoritative survey of modern Japanese history. A summary of Japan s early history emphasizing institutions and systems that... more

Turning the Tide of War 50 Battles That Changed the Course of Modern History [Paperback - Used]

This work focuses on 50 battles that changed the the tide of war. It looks at how the upper hand was gained through twists of fate such as when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor in 1942. It shows how superior forces were overwhelmed by smaller... more