Japan, a Modern HistoryIn a Brilliant history of Japan drawn from the top down and the bottom up, one of our best young historians conveys the turbulent political, economic, and social change that over four centuries positioned Japan as a modern world power. James McClain's compelling narrative conveys the impact of towering historical figures such as Ieyasu, the architect of the Tokugawa state, and the experiences of the Japanese everyman -- farmers, soldiers, women -- whose struggles built a strong and prosperous nation. Not simply a success story, McClain's history traces the advances and reversals that marked Japan's path from a land ruled by lords and a warrior class to a modern parliamentary democracy, and from a small isolationist nation to a worldwide political and economic giant. McClain seasons his history with samplings of Japanese culture, from the exquisite haiku of Basho to the Nobel Prize -- winning novelist Oe Kenzaburo. |
Contents
The Tokugawa Polity | 5 |
The Origins of the Japanese State and the Appearance of the Samurai | 11 |
Maps | 13 |
Extending Authority Vertically | 28 |
Symbols and the Substance of Power 36 Japan and | 39 |
Cities Commerce and Lifestyles | 48 |
An Urban Revolution 50 Cities and Commerce 54 Commercial | 69 |
Self and Society | 76 |
Cooperative Imperialism | 332 |
The Urban Middle Class | 345 |
The Tumultuous Twenties | 351 |
The Contrasting Sides of the Modern Economy 358 Restive | 379 |
A Period of National Emergency | 405 |
The Manchurian Incident 407 The Revolutionary Right and Terrorism | 422 |
Reining in Political Discourse 426 Economic Revival and the Business Com | 436 |
Sliding into War 442 Stalemated in China 447 The New Political | 456 |
Bushido and Samurai Ethics 77 Merchant Reflections | 98 |
JAPAN IN REVOLUTIONARY TIMES | 114 |
Economic Woes Social Dissidence 120 New Discourses | 153 |
The Revolutionary Settlement 157 Beating Back the Opposition | 163 |
Enlightenment | 178 |
The Oligarchs Contemplate a Constitution and Representative | 184 |
The Constitution of the Empire of Japan | 203 |
State Intervention and the Economic Infrastructure 208 The Matsukata | 221 |
Industry and the Zaibatsu 230 Sacrificed on the Altar of Industrial | 240 |
Living the Meiji Dream | 246 |
Factory Workers 248 Husbands and Wives 256 Children | 272 |
JAPAN IN THE NEW CENTURY | 277 |
The Acquisition of Empire | 283 |
Redefining Borders and Relationships 285 An Emerging Imperialist | 295 |
New Awakenings New Modernities | 316 |
Political Crowd and Party Cabinets | 323 |
Confronts America | 470 |
The Greater East Asia War | 482 |
War Politics and Economic Mobilization 483 Marshaling the Home | 494 |
The Tide of Battle Turns 498 Life under Siege 505 Surrender | 510 |
CONTEMPORARY JAPAN | 518 |
Americans and Japanese MacArthur and Yoshida 524 Old Dreams | 534 |
Independence | 555 |
Recovery and Affluence | 562 |
The LDP Rules 565 Highspeed Growth and Government | 576 |
Critiquing the Experiences of the Late Shōwa Era 591 Popular | 597 |
Bursting Bubbles 600 Assessing Blame and Finding Cures for the Endofthe | 628 |
GLOSSARY | A-22 |
FURTHER READINGS | A-34 |
CREDITS | A-56 |
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