Author : John Whitney Hall
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 742 pages
File Size : 28,83 MB
Release : 1988
Category : History
ISBN : 9780521223546
Survey of the historical events and developments in medieval Japan's polity, economy, society and culture.
Author : Haruo Shirane
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : pages
File Size : 19,55 MB
Release : 2015-12-31
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1316368289
The Cambridge History of Japanese Literature provides, for the first time, a history of Japanese literature with comprehensive coverage of the premodern and modern eras in a single volume. The book is arranged topically in a series of short, accessible chapters for easy access and reference, giving insight into both canonical texts and many lesser known, popular genres, from centuries-old folk literature to the detective fiction of modern times. The various period introductions provide an overview of recurrent issues that span many decades, if not centuries. The book also places Japanese literature in a wider East Asian tradition of Sinitic writing and provides comprehensive coverage of women's literature as well as new popular literary forms, including manga (comic books). An extensive bibliography of works in English enables readers to continue to explore this rich tradition through translations and secondary reading.
Author : Marius B. Jansen
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 10,97 MB
Release : 1995-09-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9780521484053
This paperback edition brings together chapters from volume 5 of The Cambridge History of Japan. Japan underwent momentous changes during the middle decades of the nineteenth century. This book chronicles the hardships of the Tempo era in the 1830s, the crisis of values and confidence during the last half century of Tokugawa rule, and the political process that finally brought down the Tokugawa regime and ended centuries of warrior rule. It goes on to discuss the samurai rebellions against the Meiji Restoration, and national movements for constitutional government which indirectly resulted in the Meiji Constitution of 1889. The significance of Japan's Meiji transformation for the rest of the world is the subject of the final chapter, in which Professor Akira Iriye discusses Japan's drive to Great Power status. 'Constitutional rule at home, imperialism abroad', became new goals for early twentieth-century Japan.
Author : Brett L. Walker
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 365 pages
File Size : 10,1 MB
Release : 2015-02-26
Category : History
ISBN : 1316239691
To this day, Japan's modern ascendancy challenges many assumptions about world history, particularly theories regarding the rise of the west and why the modern world looks the way it does. In this engaging new history, Brett L. Walker tackles key themes regarding Japan's relationships with its minorities, state and economic development, and the uses of science and medicine. The book begins by tracing the country's early history through archaeological remains, before proceeding to explore life in the imperial court, the rise of the samurai, civil conflict, encounters with Europe, and the advent of modernity and empire. Integrating the pageantry of a unique nation's history with today's environmental concerns, Walker's vibrant and accessible new narrative then follows Japan's ascension from the ashes of World War II into the thriving nation of today. It is a history for our times, posing important questions regarding how we should situate a nation's history in an age of environmental and climatological uncertainties.
Author : Peter Kornicki
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Page : 526 pages
File Size : 31,89 MB
Release : 2000-12-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780824823375
New in paperback. Of related interest: A History of Writing in Japan, by Christopher Seeley
Author : Jan Baetens
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 1315 pages
File Size : 22,8 MB
Release : 2018-07-19
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1316771938
The Cambridge History of the Graphic Novel provides the complete history of the graphic novel from its origins in the nineteenth century to its rise and startling success in the twentieth and twenty-first century. It includes original discussion on the current state of the graphic novel and analyzes how American, European, Middle Eastern, and Japanese renditions have shaped the field. Thirty-five leading scholars and historians unpack both forgotten trajectories as well as the famous key episodes, and explain how comics transitioned from being marketed as children's entertainment. Essays address the masters of the form, including Art Spiegelman, Alan Moore, and Marjane Satrapi, and reflect on their publishing history as well as their social and political effects. This ambitious history offers an extensive, detailed and expansive scholarly account of the graphic novel, and will be a key resource for scholars and students.
Author : Margaret Mehl
Publisher : Palgrave MacMillan
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 14,17 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Historiography
ISBN : 9780333690888
Mehl describes the rise of modern historical scholarship in the context of the nation state in nineteenth-century Japan. She focuses on the Historiographical Institute at the University of Tokyo, a research institute which was originally a government office. It was established to compile an official national history to legitimize the new imperial government, which replaced shogunal rule in 1868. Particular attention is given to the relationship between history and political ideology, German influence and the importance of history for national identity.
Author : D. T. Jenkins
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 546 pages
File Size : 14,76 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780521341073
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Author : Robert Hellyer
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 301 pages
File Size : 48,83 MB
Release : 2020-05-07
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1108478050
This volume examines the Meiji Restoration through a global history lens to re-interpret the formation of a globally-cast, Japanese nation-state.
Author : L. M. Cullen
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 11,73 MB
Release : 2003-05-15
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780521529181
This 2003 book offers a distinctive overview of the internal and external pressures responsible for the emergence of modern Japan.
