Preface

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Preface VII
3. Note on Pronunciation VIII
4. Contents IX
5. Part One. The History of Japan
6. I. Early Japan 3
7. II. The Age of the Court Nobles 33
8. III. The Age of the Military Houses 61
9. IV. Tokugawa Japan 97
10. V. Late Tokugawa and Early Meiji Japan 131
11. VI. The Era of Fulfillment: 1877–1911 181
12. VII. Taishō and Early Shōwa Japan 217
13. VIII. The Road to War: 1931–1945 247
14. IX. Japan Since 1945 277
15. Part Two. Aspects of Japanese Civilization
16. X. Japanese Religion 309
17. XI. The Art of Japan 329
18. XII. Literature 375
19. XIII. Economic and Cultural Geography 423
20. XIV. The Premodern Economy 461
21. XV. The Modern Economy 487
22. XVI. Japanese Society: A Sociological View 515
23. XVII. Modern Political Institutions 537
24. XVIII. Japanese Law: A Profile 569
25. Appendix: Maps 593
26. Index 597