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An Introduction to Japanese Civilization

Language: English
Published/Copyright: 1974

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Collection of essays on the history of Japan and selected aspects of the civilization, including religion, art, literature, law, and the economy.

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    Frontmatter

    I
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    Preface

    VII
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    Note on Pronunciation

    VIII
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    Contents

    IX
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  • Part One. The History of Japan
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    I. Early Japan

    3
    H. Paul Varley
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    II. The Age of the Court Nobles

    33
    H. Paul Varley
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    III. The Age of the Military Houses

    61
    H. Paul Varley
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    IV. Tokugawa Japan

    97
    Conrad Totman
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    V. Late Tokugawa and Early Meiji Japan

    131
    Marlene J. Mayo
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    VI. The Era of Fulfillment: 1877–1911

    181
    Roger F. Hackett
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    VII. Taishō and Early Shōwa Japan

    217
    Arthur E. Tiedemann
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    VIII. The Road to War: 1931–1945

    247
    Richard Storry
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    IX. Japan Since 1945

    277
    Lawrence Olson
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  • Part Two. Aspects of Japanese Civilization
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    X. Japanese Religion

    309
    Wm. Theodore De Bary
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    XI. The Art of Japan

    329
    Hugo Munsterberg
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    XII. Literature

    375
    Donald Keene
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    XIII. Economic and Cultural Geography

    423
    Norton Ginsburg
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    XIV. The Premodern Economy

    461
    Ε. S. Crawcour
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    XV. The Modern Economy

    487
    E. S. Crawcour
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    XVI. Japanese Society: A Sociological View

    515
    Koya Azumi
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    XVII. Modern Political Institutions

    537
    Ardath Burks
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    XVIII. Japanese Law: A Profile

    569
    Dan F. Henderson and James L. Anderson
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    Appendix: Maps

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    Index

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