Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. MAPS xi
4. Preface xiii
5. Acknowledgments xvii
6. Note on Names and Romanization xviii
7. 1. SEKIGAHARA 1
8. 2. THE TOKUGAWA STATE 32
9. 3. FOREIGN RELATIONS 63
10. 4. STATUS GROUPS 96
11. 5. URBANIZATION AND COMMUNICATIONS 127
12. 6. THE DEVELOPMENT OF A MASS CULTURE 159
13. 7. EDUCATION, THOUGHT, AND RELIGION 187
14. 8. CHANGE, PROTEST, AND REFORM 223
15. 9. THE OPENING TO THE WORLD 257
16. 10. THE TOKUGAWA FALL 294
17. 11. THE MEIJI REVOLUTION 333
18. 12. BUILDING THE MEIJI STATE 371
19. 13. IMPERIAL JAPAN 414
20. 14. MEIJI CULTURE 456
21. 15. JAPAN BETWEEN THE WARS 495
22. 16. TAISHO CULTURE AND SOCIETY 537
23. 17. THE CHINA WAR 576
24. 18. THE PACIFIC WAR 625
25. 19. THE YOSHIDA YEARS 675
26. 20. JAPAN SINCE INDEPENDENCE 715
27. Further Reading 769
28. Notes 795
29. Credits 841
30. Index 843