5th Edition

Modern Japan, Student Economy Edition A Historical Survey

By Mikiso Hane Copyright 2016

    This book presents the essential facts of modern Japanese history. It covers a variety of important developments through the 1990s, giving special consideration to how traditional Japanese modes of thought and behavior have affected the recent developments.

    A Note on Japanese and Chinese Names -- Preface -- Japan Before the Seventeenth Century -- Establishment of the Tokugawa Bakufu -- The Late Tokugawa Period -- The Fall of the Tokugawa Bakufu -- The Meiji Restoration -- The Continuing Meiji Revolution (I) -- The Continuing Meiji Revolution (II) -- Political Developments in Later Meiji -- The Conclusion of the Meiji Era -- The Era of Parliamentary Ascendancy (I) -- The Era of Parliamentary Ascendancy (II) -- The Ascendancy of Militarism -- The Road to War -- War and Defeat -- The Postwar Years (I) -- The Postwar Years (II) -- Social and Educational Developments -- Cultural Developments -- The Internet -- Chronological Chart -- List of Prime Ministers

    Biography

    Hane, Mikiso