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Book SynopsisA collection of English-language readings on Japan. Containing materials on history, society, politics, education, philosophy, and religion, this book features an introduction to Japanese civilization. It covers the Tokugawa period to 1868 and addresses the spread of neo-Confucianism and Buddhism and the initial encounters of Japan and the West.
Table of ContentsPreface Explanatory Note Chronology Contributors Part V. Japan, Asia, and the West 35. The Meiji Restoration, by Fred G. Notehelfer 36. Civilization and Enlightenment, by Albert Craig 37. Popular Rights and Constitutionalism, by James Huffman 38. Education in Meiji Japan, by Richard Rubinger 39. Nationalism and Pan-Asianism 40. The High Tide of Prewar Liberalism, by Arthur E. Tiedemann 41. Socialism and the Left, by Andrew Barshay 42. The Rise of Revolutionary Nationalism, by Marius Jansen 43. Empire and War, by Peter Duus Part VI. Postwar Japan 44. The Occupation Years, 1945-1952, by Marlene Mayo 45. Democracy and High Growth, by Andrew Gordon Part VII. Aspects of the Modern Experience 46. The New Religions, by Helen Hardacre 47. Japan and the World in Cultural Debate 49. Thinking with the Past: History Writing in Modern Japan, by Carol Gluck Bibliography Index
