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 |
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: |