The mikado's empire : a history of Japan from the age of the Gods to the Meiji era (660 BC-AD 1872) / William Elliot Griffis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Griffis, William Elliot, 1843-1928.

Series:

Stone Bridge Classics

Stone Bridge classics

Yohan classics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Japan--History.

Japan.

Japan--Social life and customs--1868-1912.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (512 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berkeley, Calif. : Stone Bridge Press, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In its day the most popular book on the culture and history of then-mysterious Japan.

Contents:

Contents; the Orthography and Pronunciation of Japanese Words ix; preface xi; preface to the second edition xvii; i. The Background 1; ii. The Aborigines 13; iii. Materials of History 25; iv. Japanese Mythology 33; v. The Twilight of Fable 49; vi. Sujin, the Civilizer 57; vii. Yamato-Daké, the Conqueror of the Kuantô 67; viii. The Introduction of Continental Civilization 77; ix. Life in Ancient Japan 89; x. The Ancient Religion 101; xi. The Throne and the Noble Families 109; xii. The Beginning of Military Domination 127; xiii. Yoritomo and the Minamoto Family 139

xiv. Creation of the Dual System of Government 157xv. The Glory and the Fall of the Hôjô Family 165; xvi. Buddhism in Japan 181; xvii. The Invasion of the Mongol Tartars 199; xviii. The Temporary Mikadoate 205; xix. The War of the Chrysanthemums 211; xx. The Ashikaga Period 219; xxi. Life in the Middle Ages 225; xxii. The Growth and Customs of Feudalism 245; xxiii. Nobunaga, the Persecutor of the Buddhists 263; xxiv. Hideyoshi's Enterprises.-The Invasion of Corea 271; xxv. Christianity and Foreigners 283; xxvi. Iyéyasu, the Founder of Yedo 305

xxvii. The Perfection of Duarchy and Feudalism 313xxviii. The Recent Revolutions in Japan 339; SUPPLEMENTARY CHAPTER; i. Japan in 1883 381; ii. Japan in 1886 415; iii. Japan in 1890 417; iv. Japan in 1894 433; v. The War with China 449; APPENDICES; The Testament of Iyéyasu 467; Notation of Time 473; Enumeration of the Years by Year-Periods 475; INDEX 479

Notes:

"Originally published in 1883 by Harper & Brothers, New York. This edition contains the text of Book I: History of Japan from 660 B.C. to 1872 A.D., 8th edition, 1895."--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612746901

9781282746909

1282746901

9780893469665

0893469661

OCLC:

630542063