Modern Japan: A History in Documents

by James L. Huffman

Book Overview

The civilization of Japan is an ancient one, and by the time the first Western visitors arrived in 1542, the Japanese people were as highly educated as any in the world and enjoyed a sophisticated culture. From the sixteenth century on, the country's history was shaped by a tension between its people's thirst to understand foreign institutions and customs and their determination to assert and preserve its native traditions. In Modern Japan, James...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195147421
• ISBN13: 9780195147421
• Release Date: December 2004
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 223 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 9.9" x 8.3"