Table of Contents

Introduction
1: Japan's Emergence (to c. 600 c.e.)
2: The Aristocratic Era (600-1160)
3: Years of War (1160-1550)
4: Peace and Relative Isolation (1550-1868)
5: Entering the Modern World (1868-1912)
6: At War with the World (1912-1945)
7: Japan in the Postwar World (1945- )
Chronology
Notes
Further Reading
Web Sites
Index

About the Author

James L. Huffman is H. Orth Hirt Professor of History Emeritus at Wittenberg University.

Reviews

"Huffman manages to convey to the general reader a concise and clear sense of the sweep of Japanese history, from earliest recorded history to the turn of the millennium...James Huffman's account of Japanese history will prove eminently useful in surveys of Japanese history, especially if paired with his recently published primary source reader entitled Modern Japan: A History in Documents, also published through Oxford University Press."--Middle
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"Huffman's animated writing style, coupled with intellectual research, allows for the material to be presented through a vivid world history lens...[A] resourceful and informative book...would benefit high school educators in preparing lessons on a similar subject or simply provide a concise synthesis to an enthusiast seeking a recapitulation of Japan's past."--World History Bulletin