9780199930159-0199930155-A Modern History of Japan: From Tokugawa Times to the Present

A Modern History of Japan: From Tokugawa Times to the Present

ISBN-13: 9780199930159
ISBN-10: 0199930155
Edition: 3
Author: Andrew Gordon
Publication date: 2013
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Format: Paperback 432 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780199930159
ISBN-10: 0199930155
Edition: 3
Author: Andrew Gordon
Publication date: 2013
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Format: Paperback 432 pages

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A Modern History of Japan: From Tokugawa Times to the Present (ISBN-13: 9780199930159 and ISBN-10: 0199930155), written by authors Andrew Gordon, was published by Oxford University Press in 2013. With an overall rating of 4.1 stars, it's a notable title among other Japan (Asian History) books. You can easily purchase or rent A Modern History of Japan: From Tokugawa Times to the Present (Paperback) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Japan books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $9.11.

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A Modern History of Japan: From Tokugawa Times to the Present, Third Edition, paints a richly nuanced and strikingly original portrait of the last two centuries of Japanese history. It takes students from the days of the shogunate--the feudal overlordship of the Tokugawa family--through the modernizing revolution launched by midlevel samurai in the late nineteenth century; the adoption of Western hairstyles, clothing, and military organization; and the nation's first experiments with mass democracy after World War I. Author Andrew Gordon offers the finest synthesis to date of Japan's passage through militarism, World War II, the American occupation, and the subsequent economic rollercoaster.

New to the Third Edition

* The previous edition's final chapter has been extensively revised for the third edition. Retitled "Japan's 'Lost Decades", it now covers the timespan from 1989 through 2008.
* An entirely new final chapter examines Japan's tumultuous recent history in a global context. Beginning with the financial crisis of 2008, it takes readers up to the traumatic events of 3/11/11, and through the aftermath of this disaster. The chapter includes a color insert with maps and photographs that document the cataclysm.
* More "voices" of ordinary people integrated into the narrative
* Increased coverage of cultural history topics, such as anime and manga

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