Modern Japan

By Peter Duus

Book Overview

This introductory text presents an extremely clear and well-written account of the political, social, and economic events from the late Tokugawa society of 1800 to the present. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0395746043
• ISBN13: 9780395746042
• Release Date: September 1997
• Publisher: Cengage Learning
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 1.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.5" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Excellent History

Duus did an excellent job in writing this book about Japanese History. It is divided into 4 sections: The Fall of Tokugawa Order 1800-1868, The Pursuit of Wealth and Power 1868-1905, Political Change Crisis & War 1905-1945, and Peace Prosperity and Stability 1945-Present. This is a well written, well sourced book with a suffiecient quantity of quality figures and pictures. The only complaint about this book is how Duus overlooked much of the war atrocities committed by the Japanese during WW2, but does give us an excellent view of the war from the civilian populace.