Modern Japan : a social history since 1868

✍ Scribed by Professor J E Thomas

• Publisher: Taylor and Francis;Addison Wesley Publishing Company;Longman
• Year: 1996
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 340
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This text explores the historical roots of modern Japanese society. While paying due attention to the Japanese mainstream, it also discusses sections of the community which have traditionally been underprivileged or marginalized - most obviously women, but also minority groups and outcasts

✦ Table of Contents

Content: 1. Out of Isolation. 2. Racism and the Case of the Ainu. 3. Towards a New Japan. 4. Japan's Outcasts. 5. ' All Citizen's are soldiers': The Rise of the Military. 6. 'No Two People on Earth Liked Each Other Less' - Japan and Korea. 7. The Military and the Death of Democracy. 8. 'The Wish of the Dead Child': Women in Japan. 9. 'Hakko Ichiu' - The Pacific War. 10. Education and 'The Fundamental Character of Our Empire'. 11. Modern Japan.

✦ Subjects

Japan -- History -- 1868-;Japan;Sozialgeschichte 1868-1995;Sozialgeschichte.;Japan.;Japon -- 1868 -- 1994.