Japan at war : an encyclopedia / Louis G. Perez, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Perez, Louis G.

Series:

Gale eBooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Japan--History, Military--Encyclopedias.

Japan.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxxviii, 615 pages) : illustrations, maps.

Distribution:

New York : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), 2023.

Place of Publication:

Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, c2013.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file HTML

Summary:

""The writing here is clear and free of jargon: the extensive information and resources will be accessible and useful to neophytes and beyond, from serious secondary students to collegiate and postgraduate specialists, as well as amateur historians."" - <STRONG> Library Journal </STRONG>

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Dedication Page""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Guide to Related Topics by Era""; ""Guide to Related Topics by Subject""; ""Preface""; ""Introduction""; ""Ainu, Military Resistance to""; ""Aizawa Seishisai (1782�1863)""; ""Aizu Samurai Spirit""; ""Akihito (Heisei), Emperor (b. 1933)""; ""Amau Doctrine""; ""American Anti-alien Movement""; ""AMPO: United States�Japan Security Treaty (1951)""; ""Anglo-Japanese Alliances (1902�1921)""; ""Anti-Comintern Pact (1936)""; ""Anti-Japanism in China""; ""Anti-Narita Airport Movement""

""Araki Sadao (1877�1966)""""Ashikaga Takauji (1305�1358)""; ""Atomic Bombs: Surrender of Japan August 15, 1945)""; ""Azuma kagami""; ""Bakumatsu Fencing Schools and Nationalism""; ""Bataan, Battle of (1941�1942)""; ""Bataan Death March (April 1942)""; ""Beheiren: Anti-Vietnam War Movement""; ""Bikini Island Atomic Tests (1946�1958)""; ""Boissonade de Fontarabie, Gustave E � mile (1825�1910)""; ""Boshin Civil War (1867�1868)""; ""Boshin Civil War, Causes""; ""Boshin Civil War, Consequences""; ""Boxer Rebellion (1898�1900)""; ""Buddhism Copes with Imperialism (1900�1945)""

""Buke Shohatto""""Bunmei kaika""; ""Burma Air Campaign (1941â€?1942)""; ""BushidÅ?""; ""BushidÅ? in Japanese Sports""; ""Christian Era, Suppression (Fumi-e)""; ""Civil Wars (1467â€?1570), Causes""; ""Civil Wars (1467â€?1570), Consequences""; ""Civil Wars, Sengoku Era (1467â€?1570)""; ""Cloister Government (Insei)""; ""Colonization of HokkaidÅ?""; ""Colonization of Taiwan (1895â€?1945)""; ""Comfort Women""; ""Continental Adventurers (Tairiku RÅ?nin)""; ""Coral Sea, Battle of (May 7â€?8, 1942)""; ""Corregidor, Battle of (Aprilâ€?May 1942)""; ""DÅ?mei News Agency (DÅ?mei TsÅ«shinsha)""

""Doolittle Raid (April 18, 1942)""""Dutch on Deshima (1641â€?1859)""; ""Early Meiji (1868â€?1890) Political Reforms""; ""Early Mytho-histories: Kojiki and Nihon ShÅ?ki""; ""Emigrants from Japan""; ""Enomoto Takeaki (1836â€?1908)""; ""February 26 Incident (1936)""; ""Firearms in Premodern Japan""; ""Fujiwara Family""; ""Fukuzawa Yukichi""; ""Genâ€?yÅ?sha Nationalism""; ""Gilbert Islands Campaign (November 1943)""; ""Go-Daigo""; ""Golovnin Affair (1811â€?1813)""; ""Gordon, Beate Sirota (b. 1923)""; ""GÅ?tÅ? Shinpei""; ""Greater East Asia Co-prosperity Sphere""

""Great Kanto Earthquake (1923)""""Guadalcanal, Land Battle for (August 1942â€?February 1943)""; ""Guam, Battle for (July 21â€?August 10,1944)""; ""HakkÅ? Ichiu""; ""Hansan, Battle of (1592)""; ""Hara-kiri (Seppuku)""; ""Hara Takashi (1856â€?1921)""; ""Harris, Townsend (1804â€?1878)""; ""Hashimoto Kingoro (1890â€?1957)""; ""Heike monogatari""; ""Heusken, Henry (1832â€?1861)""; ""High Treason Incident (1910â€?1911)""; ""Himiko-Iyo Succession Crisis (Third Century C.E.)""; ""Hiratsuka RaichÅ?""; ""History Textbooks Controversy""; ""Hitotsubasi Keiki (Tokugawa Yoshinobu) (1827â€?1913)""

""Hogen-Heiji-Gempei Wars (12th Century)""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9798400673702

9798216106043

9781785395093

1785395092

9781299104150

1299104150

9781598847420

1598847422

OCLC:

827944888