Meiji Restoration 1868: Japan's Leap into Modern Power

By Taro Nakamura

Meiji Restoration 1868: Japan's Leap into Modern Power
By Taro Nakamura

In Meiji Restoration 1868: Japan's Leap into Modern Power, Taro Nakamura delivers a deeply researched and richly detailed account of one of the most transformative periods in Japanese history. From the collapse of the Tokugawa shogunate to the rapid rise of a modern industrial empire, this book explores how Japan shed centuries of isolation to emerge as a global power.

With sharp analysis of key events, ideological shifts, and influential figures such as Fukuzawa Yukichi and Ōkubo Toshimichi, Nakamura traces the internal strife and foreign pressures that catalyzed the Meiji Restoration. Readers will gain insight into Japan's bold educational reforms, industrial infrastructure projects, and cultural transformations, including the struggle to reconcile Western modernization with traditional values.

Perfect for students, scholars, and general readers alike, this comprehensive volume offers a compelling narrative of political revolution, cultural change, and national ambition that redefined Japan-and reshaped the world.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0F89F1JFG
• ISBN13: 9798283398860
• Release Date: May 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 204 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"