A modern history of japan takes students from the days of the shogunate to the aftermath of the 2008 tsunami. Find a library or download libby an app by overdrive. A modern history of japan andrew gordon oxford university press. Meiji japan 1, meiji japan ii, japan and world war 1, china and world war 1 andrew gordon, the. Japan and history 1 part one from the stone age to statehood. From tokugawa times to the present, second edition, paints a richly nuanced and strikingly original portrait of the last two centuries of. Where noted on specific pages, we have adapted the work of authors of portions of the website for the first edition a modern history of japan. Every textbook comes with a 21day any reason guarantee. The history of modern japan by andrew gordon abebooks. But in terms of how they controlled japanese society, the. Gordon convincingly situates japan on the stage of international history as a nation whose past must be understood to comprehend the history of the modern world. A brief history with documents and essays bedford, 1999. The countrys key problem in becoming a modern nationstate, he writes, revolved around the competing goals. They used the trading post of dejima, built in the bay of nagasaki, from 1641 until 1853.
This third edition incorporates increased coverage of both japans role within east asia particularly with china, korea, and manchuria as well as expanded discussions of culturaland intellectual history. From tokugawa times to the present rtf epub ibook by andrew gordon. As head of the prestigious reischauer institute of japanese studies at harvard university, gordon is one of the foremost american authorities on japanese society. Author andrew gordon offers the finest synthesis to date of japans passage through militarism, world war ii, the american occupation, and the subsequent. Gordon history harvard chronicles japanese social evolution during two dynasties, the tokugawa and the meiji. A modern history of japan is the best textbook available for courses on modern japan and imperial japan. In this sweeping narrative, andrew gordon paints a richly nuanced and strikingly original portrait of the last two centuries of japanese history. The tokugawa polity unificationthe tokugawa political settlementsthe daimyothe imperial institutionthe samuraivillagers and citydwellersthe margins of the j. Rent a modern history of japan 3rd edition 9780199930159 today, or search our site for other textbooks by andrew gordon.
Noell wilson, university of mississippi a modern history of japan remains the best text for an introductory course on modern japanese history. Andrew gordon is the lee and juliet folger fund professor of history and director of the edwin o. I also highly recommend the following title, which provides not only models for chicago style footnote and bibliographic forms, but also useful tips on researching and writing a history paper. It is characterized by isolationistic, semiopen and expansionistic periods the very first human habitation in the japanese archipelago has been traced to prehistoric times around 30,000 bc. In the tradition of jonathan spences the search for modern china, an authoritative, comprehensive, uptodate modern history of japan. There is a curious tension in japans foreign relations.
Tokugawa times to the present by andrew gordon learn with flashcards, games, and more for free. A modern history of japan by andrew gordon overdrive. A modern history of japan from tokugawa times to the present by andrew gordon. Gordon andrew gordon harvard university new york oxford. At that time, japan was industrializing and also an independent, free country in which. In other words, the modern history of japan has been inseparable from a larger modern history of the world. A historical survey by mikiso hane japan faces the world, 19251952 by mary l.
Reischauer institute of japanese studies from 1998 through 2004 andrew gordon completed his phd in history and east asian. This innovative new history of japan highlights the connections between japanese history and world history in general. The tokugawa polity unificationthe tokugawa political. He takes students from the days of the shogunatethe feudal overlordship of the tokugawa familythrough the modernizing revolution launched by midlevel samurai in the late nineteenth. Required reading available for purchase at andrew gordon, a modern history of japan, second edition oxford, 2009. Modern history of japan qfiles the online library of. Gordon has more recently been engaged in research on the history of the sewing machine and the making of the modern consumer in 20th century japan. Free download ebook textbooks a modern history of japan. Postwar japan as history university of california press, 1993. Professor gordon teaches courses on modern japanese history with a primary research interest in labor, class and the social and political history of modern japan. History of economic and social history in japan ver3. Gordon s 2003 history of modern japan is now one of the standard textbooks on the topic and has been translated into japanese. From tokugawa times to the present, third edition, paints a richly nuanced and strikingly original portrait of the last two centuries of japanese history. The contents of this website were prepared by craig colbeck, phd candidate in history and east asian languages at harvard university, in consultation with andrew gordon.
This book is called a modern history of japan in order to shift the balance between japanese ness and modernity. A modern history of japan by andrew gordon overdrive rakuten. From tokugawa times to the present oxford university press. He is lee and juliet folger fund professor of history at harvard university and former chair of the department of history there from 20042007. Apr 10, 20 a modern history of japan is the best textbook available for courses on modern japan and imperial japan. Gordon is able to tell a story of modern japan without reducing the history to stereotypes or platitudes, and leaving enough room for other tellings of japans history. A history of japan, 15821941 internal and external worlds this book offers a distinctive overview of the internal and external pressures responsible for the making of modern japan.
Space, place, and culture in the tokugawa period, 16031868 by marcia yonemoto university of. In a brilliant history of japan drawn from the top down and the bottom up, one of our best young historians conveys the turbulent political, economic, and social change that over four centuries positioned japan as a modern world power. The background it was in the interwar period that japans economic and social history established itself as a modern academic discipline, but its origins may be traced back to the late nineteenth century. As a leading scholar on japanese labor history, gordon provides insightful details from the perspective of ordinary japanese, particularly the hardships, opportunities and resistance from workers and other nonelites during japan s. Practical handbook on pharmaceutical dosage forms i english. The closest thing was andrew gordons a modern history of japan.
Andrew gordon harvard university new york oxford oxford university press a modern history of japan from tokugawa times to the present third edition modern revolution 18681905 z r 3. From tokugawa times to the present, third edition, paints a richly nuanced and strikingly original portrait of the last two centuries of. The jomon period, named after its cordmarked pottery, was followed by the yayoi in the first millennium bc when. We have you covered with 247 instant online tutoring. From tokugawa times to the present andrew gordon oxford university press a moder n histo ry of japan this. Collection of modern history of china and japan by k t s sarao books. From tokugawa times to the present, andrew gordon paints a richly nuanced and strikingly original portrait of the last two centuries of japanese history. Chinese polity in the deadliest earthquake of this included grand. Andrew gordon paints a richly nuanced and strikingly original portrait of the last two centuries of japanese history. Modern history of japan the dutch were the only western nation to be allowed to trade with japan during the edo period. Space, place, and culture in the tokugawa period, 16031868 by marcia yonemoto university of california press, 2003. A modern history of japan can be recommended for anyone interested in getting a deeper understanding of japans successes and failures as it has sought to become a modern state and society. In the history of the region the pacific war did not end so long ago, certainly not long enough for fundamental cultural change to take. Gordon takes us from the days of the shogunatethe feudal overlordship of the tokugawa familythrough the modernizing revolution launched by midlevel samurai in.
A later chinese work of history, the wei zhi, states that by 240 ad, one powerful kingdom had gained ascendancy over the others. It shows the evolution of what was once a very divided set of daimyo lands, under the tutelage of a puppet emperor and a powerful shogun ruler. From tokugawa times to the present 2 by gordon, andrew isbn. From tokugawa times to the present pdf by andrew gordon english literature 9780195110609 torrent download sites audio books publication pdf a modern history of japan. A modern history of japan can be recommended for anyone interested in getting a deeper understanding of japan s successes and failures as it has sought to become a modern state and society. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the us or from the uk, depending on stock availability.
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