352 Pages
by
Routledge
352 Pages
by
Routledge
352 Pages
by
Routledge
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J E Thomas examines the historical roots of Japanese social structures and preoccupations and he sets these within the broad chronological framework of Japan's political and military development. The book can thus serve as an introduction to modern Japan in a more general sense - but its focus throughout is on the people themselves. Professor Thomas gives due attention to the Japanese mainstream;... Read more
1. Out of Isolation. 2. Racism and the Case of the Ainu. 3. Towards a New Japan. 4. Japan's Outcasts. 5. ' All Citizen's are soldiers': The Rise of the Military. 6. 'No Two People on Earth Liked Each Other Less' - Japan and Korea. 7. The Military and the Death of Democracy. 8. 'The Wish of the Dead Child': Women in Japan. 9. 'Hakko Ichiu' - The Pacific War. 10. Education and 'The Fundamental Character of Our Empire'. 11. Modern Japan.
Biography
J.E. Thomas
