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The Making of Modern Japan

by Marius B. Jansen
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The Making of Modern Japan
The Making of Modern Japan

Epic transformation of Japan across centuries

If you want a deep, authoritative history of Japan, this is the kind of book that feels endlessly rewarding rather than dry. Readers often admire how it connects shoguns, samurai culture, modernization, war, and postwar reform into one flowing story. It is especially great for anyone who wants to understand not just what changed in Japan, but what remarkably endured.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

The Making of Modern Japan

by Marius B. Jansen
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ISBN: 9780674009912
Author: Marius B. Jansen
Publisher: Belknap Press: An Imprint of Harvard University Press
Date of Publication: 2002-10-15
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: History, Politics, Sociology
Related Topics: History, Political Science, Sociology, Social Issues, World History, Politics, Asia, Society, Government, World War II
Goodreads rating: 4.04
(rated by 544 readers)

Description

Magisterial in vision and sweeping in scope, this monumental work presents a seamless account of Japanese society during the modern era, from 1600 to the present. A distillation of more than fifty years’ engagement with Japan and its history, it is the crowning work of the modern Japanese experience. Since 1600 Japan has undergone three periods of wrenching social and institutional change: the imposition of hegemonic order on feudal society by the Tokugawa shogunate; the opening of Japan’s ports by Commodore Perry; and defeat in World War II. The Making of Modern Japan charts these changes—the social engineering begun with the founding of the shogunate in 1600, the emergence of village and castle towns with consumer populations, and the diffusion of samurai values in culture. Jansen covers the making of the modern state, the adaptation of Western models, growing international trade, and the broadening opportunities in Japanese society through industrialization, as well as the postwar occupation reforms imposed by General MacArthur. Throughout, the book gives voice to the individuals and views that have shaped Japanese actions and beliefs, including writers, artists, thinkers, and political leaders. The story, though marked by profound changes, is also one of remarkable continuity, in which continuities outweigh upheavals in the development of society, and waves of outside influence have strengthened what is unique and native to the Japanese experience. The Making of Modern Japan illuminates one of the contemporary world’s most compelling transformations.
 

Epic transformation of Japan across centuries

If you want a deep, authoritative history of Japan, this is the kind of book that feels endlessly rewarding rather than dry. Readers often admire how it connects shoguns, samurai culture, modernization, war, and postwar reform into one flowing story. It is especially great for anyone who wants to understand not just what changed in Japan, but what remarkably endured.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

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