A classic of Japanese history, this book is the preeminent work on the history of Japan.
- Archaic Japan including Yamato, the creation of a unified state, the Nana Period, and the Heian period
- Medieval Japan including rule by the military houses, the failure of Ashikaga Rule, Buddhism, and the Kamakura and Muroachi Periods periods
- Ealy Modern Japan including Japanese feudalism, administration under the Tokugawa, and society and culture in early modern Japan
- Modern Japan including The Meiji Era and policies for modernization, from consensus to crisis (1912-1937), and solutions through force
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