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Rise of Modern Japan: Political, Economic and Social Change Since 1850

Rise of Modern Japan: Political, Economic and Social Change Since 1850

by W.G.Beasley (Author)

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    Paperback 2001

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    Paperback 1990

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Synopsis

This book covers the history of Japan from the mid-19th century up to the present day. It charts the spectacular rise of a society, which leapt, in little more than a generation, from late feudal to early industrial forms of organisation - an exceptionally, disturbing experience for the Japanese, as they left behind the traditional and Asian, and moved towards the modern and Western. It examines the violent thirties, and an Empire won and lost between 1937 and 1945, and investigates the major changes after 1945, including the astonishing economic growth achieved since the 1950s.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 480
 Edition: 3rd New edition of Revised edition
 Publisher: Phoenix
Published: 01 Feb 2001
ISBN 10: 0753811235
ISBN 13: 9780753811238
Book Overview: The author is one of the West's leading authorities on Japanese history and one of the very few non-Japanese members of the Japan Academy This book has never been out of print since it was first published (under the title The Modern History of Japan) in 1963 This revised edition covers Japan's severe economic recession and the dramatic political upheavals of the 1990s, as Japan's postwar political consensus began to disintegrate 'Characterised by a remarkable clarity of expression and a stylish presentation' Times Literary Supplement

Author Bio
Born in 1919, W.G. Beasley was Professor of the History of the Far East at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, from 1954 to 1983. He is a member, and former vice-president, of the British Academy and a member of the Japanese Academy. He was given the CBE in 1980 and the Order of the Rising Sun in 1983.