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Japan in World History

James L. Huffman

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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 , 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.

Language: English

Pages: 176

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Release: February 01, 2010

ISBN: 0195368088

ISBN 13: 9780195368086

Japan in World History

James L. Huffman

3.4/5 ( ratings)

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 , 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.

Language: English

Pages: 176

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Release: February 01, 2010

ISBN: 0195368088

ISBN 13: 9780195368086

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