Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- List of Maps
- Preface
- Chronology
- Introduction
- 1 The Birth of the Yamato State, 14,500 bce – 710 ce
- 2 The Courtly Age, 710–1185
- 3 The Rise of Samurai Rule, 1185–1336
- 4 Medieval Japan and the Warring States Period, 1336–1573
- 5 Japan’s Encounter with Europe, 1543–1640
- 6 Unifying the Realm, 1560–1603
- 7 Early Modern Japan, 1600–1800
- 8 The Rise of Imperial Nationalism, 1770–1854
- 9 Meiji Enlightenment, 1868–1912
- 10 Meiji’s Discontents, 1868–1920
- 11 The Birth of Japan’s Imperial State, 1800–1910
- 12 Empire and Imperial Democracy, 1905–1931
- 13 The Pacific War, 1931–1945
- 14 Japan’s Post-War History, 1945–Present
- 15 Natural Disasters and the Edge of History
- Glossary
- Further Reading
- Index
Frontmatter
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 March 2015
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- List of Maps
- Preface
- Chronology
- Introduction
- 1 The Birth of the Yamato State, 14,500 bce – 710 ce
- 2 The Courtly Age, 710–1185
- 3 The Rise of Samurai Rule, 1185–1336
- 4 Medieval Japan and the Warring States Period, 1336–1573
- 5 Japan’s Encounter with Europe, 1543–1640
- 6 Unifying the Realm, 1560–1603
- 7 Early Modern Japan, 1600–1800
- 8 The Rise of Imperial Nationalism, 1770–1854
- 9 Meiji Enlightenment, 1868–1912
- 10 Meiji’s Discontents, 1868–1920
- 11 The Birth of Japan’s Imperial State, 1800–1910
- 12 Empire and Imperial Democracy, 1905–1931
- 13 The Pacific War, 1931–1945
- 14 Japan’s Post-War History, 1945–Present
- 15 Natural Disasters and the Edge of History
- Glossary
- Further Reading
- Index
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- A Concise History of Japan , pp. i - viPublisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2015