| List of Tables |
| Preface |
| Acknowledgements |
| Introduction: Japan and History |
| From the Stone Age to Statehood: Myths, Prehistory, and Ancient History (to 710) / Part 1： |
| Making Gods of Emperors: Ancient History According to Japan's Myths / 1.1： |
| The Earliest Inhabitants (to ca 13,000 BC) / 1.2： |
| Sone-Age Hunters and Gatherers: the Jomon Period (ca 13,000 BC-ca 300 BC) / 1.3： |
| New Beginnings: the Yayoi Period (ca 300 BC-ca AD 300) / 1.4： |
| The Early State Emerges: the Kofun/Yamato Period (ca 300-710) / 1.5： |
| Review of Part One |
| Of Courtiers and Warriors: Early and Medieval History (710-1600) / Part 2： |
| Learning from the Chinese--within Limits: the Nara Period (710-794) / 2.1： |
| The Rise and Fall of the Court: the Heian Period (794-1185) / 2.2： |
| The Warrior State: the Kamakura Period (1185-1333) / 2.3： |
| A Nation at War with Itself: the Muromachi Period (1333-1568) / 2.4： |
| Reunifying the Nation: the Azuchi-Momoyama Period (1568-1600) / 2.5： |
| Review of Part Two |
| The Closed Country: the Tokugawa Period (1600-1868) / Part 3： |
| Stability Equals Survival: Establishing the Tokugawa Shogunate / 3.1： |
| Samurai and Ethics / 3.2： |
| Commoners, Culture, and the Economy / 3.3： |
| The Return of the Foreign Devils and the Fall of the Shogunate / 3.4： |
| Review of Part Three |
| Building a Modern Nation: the Meiji Period (1868-1912) / Part 4： |
| Consolidating the Restoration / 4.1： |
| The Westernisation of Society / 4.2： |
| Harnessing the Energies of the People / 4.3： |
| Moves towards Democracy--of Sorts / 4.4： |
| War and Politics / 4.5： |
| Guided Economic Development / 4.6： |
| An Era Comes to an End / 4.7： |
| Review of Part Four |
| The Excesses of Ambition: the Pacific War and its Lead-up / Part 5： |
| The Fragile Democracy of Taisho (1912-26) / 5.1： |
| A Troubled Start to Showa / 5.2： |
| The Ideologies Behind Expansionism / 5.3： |
| Preparations for War / 5.4： |
| The Pacific War / 5.5： |
| Review of Part Five |
| A Phoenix from the Ashes: Postwar Successes and Beyond / Part 6： |
| American Dreams for a New Japan / 6.1： |
| Cold War Realities Reshape the Dreams / 6.2： |
| Becoming Number One / 6.3： |
| A Superpower Adrift / 6.4： |
| Review of Part Six |
| Conclusion: Lessons for Aspiring Superpowers |
| Notes |
| References |
| Glossary of Japanese Terms |
| Index |
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