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Japan : a documentary history. Volume I, The dawn of history to the late Tokugawa period /
An updated edition of David Lu's acclaimed "Sources of Japanese History.", this two volume book presents in a student-friendly format original Japanese documents from Japan's mythological beginnings through 1995. Covering the full spectrum of political, economic, diplomatic as we...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY :
Routledge,
[2015]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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- I. Dawn of Japanese History; Power contest between Sun Goddess and Susano-o; Coming of age in ancient Japan; Emperor Jimmu's conquest of the East; Japan in the Wei dynastic history; The legend of Prince Yamototakeru; Early Shintō rituals from the Engishiki; II. The Impact of Chinese Civilization; The regency of Prince Shōtolru; The Taika reforms; Law and administration under the Taihō-Yōrō code; History as a means of solidifying the imperial power; Songs of myriad leaves; Buddhism as protector of the nation; III. The Early Heian Period; The lotus of the wonderful law; Kūkai's view of the superiority of Buddhism; Ennin's search for the law; Confucian view of Buddhism; Fixation with China; Life of the nobility; Tales of the common man; IV. Rise of Feudal Institutions; Public vs. private ownership of land; Growth of shōen; Organization of shōen; Rise of the warrior class; Rule by the Kamakura Shogunate; V. Kamakura Buddhism; Salvation through nembutsu; Hōnen and the founding of the Jōdo sect; Shinran and dependence on Amida's pure grace; Dōgen and the meaning of Zen; Lotus, Buddha, and nationalism; VI. The Development of Feudal Institutions through the Muromachi Period; Jitō's encroachment upon shōen; Tokusei-forgiving of debts; Criticism of Kemmu Restoration; Ashikaga Takauji's rise to Power; Shugo as domanial lords; Agricultural development and village community; Rise of a money economy; Development of ichi and za; The Sōryō system and primogeniture; VII. From Civil Wars to Unification; Denial of traditional authority; Sengoku daimyō as domanial lords; Oda Nobunaga's road toward unification; Unification by Toyotomi Hideyoshi; Japan's Christian century; VIII. Tokugawa: Era of Peace; Control of vassals; Methods of rural control; Control of the urban areas; Control of Buddhist temples; Closing of the country; Growth of commerce; Managing the economy; Commerce as a calling; IX. Intellectual Currents in Tokugawa Japan; Variety of Tokugawa Confucianism; Confucianism and political action; Confucian justice; Education of the young; Death and a samurai; Knowledge of the West; National learning and Shintō revival; X. The End of the Tokugawa Rule; Decay of the Tokugawa system; Debates over the opening of Japan; The Harris Treaty of 1858; The succession disputes; Toward restoration; XI. Early Meiji Political Development; Foundation of early Meiji government; Centralization and state power; The Iwakura mission and rejection of Seikanron; Political equality and people's rights; Constitution in the making; Rescript on Education; XII. Social and Economic Development in the Meiji Era; Japanese enlightenment and saying good-bye to Asia; Meiji entrepreneurs; Christianity and the nonchurch movement; Socialism--Christianity and Marxism; XIII. Taisho Democracy; Yoshino Sakuzo's minpon shugi; The twenty-one demands; Rice riots and emergence of Hara Cabinet; Labor movement; Universal suffrage and peace preservation laws; Liberation of women; Elite and social consciousness; Early Marxist movement; Nishida philosophy; XIV. Rise of Ultranationalism and the Pacific War; Agitation for military Fascism; China and Greater East Asia; The Axis alliance; Decision for war; Doctrinal basis for the war; Imperial Rule Assistance Association; Students in war; Life in wartime Tokyo; Decision to surrender; XV. Japan under Occupation; Basic occupation policy; New roles for the Emperor; The Shōwa constitution; Social and education reforms; Land reform; Toward economic recovery; End of the American occupation; XVI. Politics and Problems of Security; The 1955 system; A conservative viewpoint; Security treaty crisis of 1960; XVII. Emergence of an Economic Superpower; Plan for doubling individual income; Shinkansen--birth of the bullet train; Managing a company; Japanese workers; Administrative reform; The Plaza accord; The Japan That Can Say No; XVIII. Heisei: Age of Uncertainty; Reforming politics and education; Deregulation; Kobe Earthquake and crisis management; Relocation of the capital; Alternate lifestyle; Kyosei--live and let live; Looking forward to the new century; XIX. Bridging the Past and Present; Japan the beautiful; (Kawabata Yasunari); From exoticism to universality (Kawabata and Oe)