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Record Nr.

UNINA9910783726603321

Autore

Steele M. William <1947->

Titolo

Alternative narratives in modern Japanese history [[electronic resource] /] / M. William Steele

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : RoutledgeCurzon, 2003

ISBN

1-134-40407-7

0-203-35252-1

1-280-05892-7

0-203-51071-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (225 p.)

Classificazione

15.75

Disciplina

952.025

952/.025

Soggetti

Japan History Restoration, 1853-1870

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-208) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; ALTERNATIVE NARRATIVES IN MODERN JAPANESE HISTORY; Copyright; CONTENTS; LIST OF FIGURES, GRAPHS AND TABLES; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; INTRODUCTION; 1 GOEMON'S NEW WORLD VIEW; 2 THE JAPANESE DISCOVERY OF JAPAN; 3 THE VILLAGE ELITE IN THE RESTORATION DRAMA; 4 EVERYDAY POLITICS IN RESTORATION PERIOD JAPAN; 5 EDO IN 1868; 6 THE UNITED STATES AND JAPAN'S CIVIL WAR; 7 THE EMPEROR'S NEW FOOD; 8 POLITICAL LOCALISM IN MEIJI JAPAN; 9 1890: Peripheral visions; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

How did ordinary people experience Japan's modern transformation? What role did people in local areas play in the making of modern Japan? How do studies of local politics help explain national events?The dominant account of modern Japanese history focuses on the nation-building that brought Japan into the modern world. After centuries of isolation, American warships forced Japan to open its doors to the West and a group of tough new leaders transformed the country into one of the great military and economic powers of the world. But different perspectives need to be examined. Alternativ