Modern Japan: A Historical Survey--second Edition - Tapa dura

This edition covers a variety of important developments in Japanese history. The author integrates political events with the cultural and economic activities of each period and is particularly sensitive to the conditions of life in all strata of the population. The book covers a variety of important developments through the early 1990s, giving special consideration to how traditional Japanese modes of thought and behaviour have affected recent developments in such areas as the status of women and education. To provide background for his study of modern Japan, the author includes a summary of early Japanese history that emphasizes the institutions and systems that moulded the nature of Japanese society.

Mikiso Hane is professor emeritus of history at Knox College and has written extensively on Japan for over twenty-five years.