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Informationen zum Autor W. Scott Morton (New York, NY) is a full professor emeritus in Chinese and Japanese history and culture and in ancient history at Seton Hall University, in New Jersey. J. Kenneth Olenik, Ph.D. (Upper Montclair, NJ) is a professor of history at Montclair State University. Klappentext Once a star of postwar industrial production and methods,Japan has encountered serious trouble with market forces in recent years. Social changes and departures from tradition are becoming more common in this conservative country. The revised edition of the popular work, Japan: Its History and Culture, Fourth Edition, documents and explains these changes. Seamlessly blending current events, politics, and cultural elements, the authors provide a riveting account of a nation often misunderstood by the West. Zusammenfassung Looks at Japan's complex history. This work covers from the nation's earliest known civilization (about 30009 BCE) onwards. It traces various aspects of Japanese art! religion! the imperial court! militarism! race! geography! and agriculture! and analyzes the social! political! and economic life of Asia's wealthiest nation. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Illustrations Foreword by Marius B. Jansen Preface to the Fourth Edition Introduction 1 The Origins and Early History of the Japanese 2 The Introduction of Chinese Thought and Culture Asuka Period: 552-710 3 The Stimulating Effect of Chinese Culture Nara Period: 710-794 4 The Japanese Pattern Early Heian Period: 794-857 Late Heian or Fujiwara Period: 858-1158 5 The Rise of the Warrior Class and the Gempei War End of the Heian Period: 1158-1185 6 Government by the Military Shogun Kamakura Period: 1185-1336 7 The Ashikaga Shogunate Nambokucho: 1336-1392 Muromachi: 1392-1573 8 The Golden Age of Japanese Art 1378-1490 9 The Unification of Japan Sengoku-Jidai, the Period of the Country at War: 1534-1615 10 Japan in Isolation The Tokugawa Shogunate: Part I, 1615-1715 11 The Winds of Change The Tokugawa Shogunate: Part II, 1716-1867 12 The Meiji Restoration and the Modernization of Japan 1868-1914 13 Expansion, Liberalism, and Militarism 1914-1931 14 Manchukuo, the China War, and World War II 1931-1945 15 Postwar Japan 16 Japan Today-Economy 17 Japan Today-Foreign Affairs and Political Life 18 Contemporary Japanese Society Glossary Chronology Bibliography Index ...
