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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsWHAT IS A DOCUMENT?; HOW TO READ A DOCUMENT; INTRODUCTION; NOTE ON SOURCES AND INTERPRETATION; A NEW ORDER; REORDERING THE WORLD; LIFE UNDER THE TOKUGAWA; THE SHOGUNATE UNDER CHALLENGE; JAPAN'S SENSE OF THE WORLD; PERRY'S ARRIVAL; A LAND IN TRANSITION; SYMBOLS OF CHANGE; TUMULTUOUS TIMES; DEMISE OF A DOMAIN LORD; ENVISIONING A NEW WORLD; CREATING A NEW WORLD; A NEW SOCIETY; RISING NATIONALISM; AN EXPANSIONIST TURN; A MODERN, URBAN SOCIETY; MODERN TIMES; REINING IN DIVERSITY; THE MILITARIST TURN; WAR; AN OCCUPIED LAND; THE RETURN TO NORMAL LIFE; THE REEMERGENCE; SURMOUNTING CRISES; AWASH IN CAPITAL; TOWARD A NEW CENTURY; TIMELINE; FURTHER READING; WEBSITES; TEXT CREDITS; PICTURE CREDITS; INDEX
