Japan: A Documentary History: A Documentary History

by Lu,David J.

• ISBN13: 9781563249068
• ISBN10: 1563249065
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1996-11-30
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

An updated and expanded edition of David Lu's acclaimed Sources of Japanese History, this compilation of primary documents presents in a clear and accessible format, with full annotation and incisive commentary by Dr. Lu, readings translated from the original Japanese that cover the full spectrum of political, economic, and diplomatic as well as cultural and intellectual history in a time span that ranges from Japan's mythological beginnings to the present. The past indeed is prologue: these documents - written by Japanese contemporaneous with the events described - provide insight not only into the past but also into Japan's contemporary civilization.

Author Biography

David J. Lu is professor emeritus of history and Japanese studies at Bucknell University.

Table of Contents

Dawn of Japanese History

Impact of Chinese Civilization

The Early Heian Period

Rise of Feudal Institutions

Kamakura Buddhism

Development of Feudal Institutions through the Muromachi Period

From Civil Wars to Unification

The Tokugawa Peace

Intellectual Currents in Tokugawa Japan

The End of Tokugawa Rule

Early Meiji Political Development

Social and Economic Development in the Meiji Era

The Taish-o Democracy

Rise of Ulra-Nationalism and the Pacific War

Japan under Occupation

Politics and Problems of Security

Emergence of an Economic Superpower

Heisei: Age of Uncertainty

Bridging the Past and Present

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