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Japan in world history / James L. Huffman

Author
Huffman, James L., 1941-
Published
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.
Physical Description
1 online resource (xiv, 156 pages) : illustrations, maps
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Contents
Before the brush (to 645 CE) -- Emperors and aristocrats : rule by law and taste (645-1160) -- Warriors : the long rise (1160-1550) -- Peace--and its benefits (1550-1850) -- The nation transformed (1850-1905) -- Engaging the world, for good and for ill (1905-1945) -- A new kind of power (after 1945).
Summary
"Here is a marvelous compact history of Japan from earliest times to the present focusing on Japan's relationships with the rest of the world. In lively prose rooted in observations by people who lived the history, the work highlights the contributions of a wide range of acetors: women as well as men, commoners as well as elites"--Publisher supplied summary
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ISBN
9780199709748 (electronic bk.)
0199709742 (electronic bk.)
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 139-144) and index.
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