
In the tradition of Jonathan Spence's "The Search for Modern China" comes an authoritative, comprehensive, up-to-date modern history of Japan seasoned with samplings of Japanese culture. 70 illustrations. 15 maps.


Japan: A Modern History provides a comprehensive narrative that integrates the political, social, cultural, and economic history of modern Japan from the investiture of Tokugawa Ieyasu in 1603 to the present.