A history of Japan : from stone age to superpower / Kenneth G. Henshall.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Henshall, Kenneth G.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Japan--History.

Japan.

History.

Physical Description:

xiv, 288 pages ; 23 cm

Edition:

Third edition.

Place of Publication:

Basingstoke, Hampshire [England] ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2012.

Summary:

Covering the full sweep of Japanese history, from ancient to contemporary, Henshall explores Japan's enormous impact on the modern world, and how vital it is to examine the past and culture of the country in order to full understand its achievements and responses. Now in its third edition, this book is usefully updated and revised. - Publisher.

Contents:

Introduction: Japan and history

From the stone age to statehood : myths, prehistory and ancient history (to 710)

Of courtiers and warriors : early and medieval history (710-1600)

The closed country : the Tokugawa period (1600-1868)

Building a modern nation : the Meiji period (1868-1912)

The excesses of ambition : the Pacific war and its lead-up

A phoenix from the ashes : postwar successes and beyond

A superpower adrift : the Heisei years

Conclusion: Lessons for aspiring superpowers.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 260-273) and index.

ISBN:

9780230346611

0230346618

9780230346628

0230346626

OCLC:

761380080