LEADER 02759nam 2200577Ia 450 001 9910783726603321 005 20230927125657.0 010 $a1-134-40407-7 010 $a0-203-35252-1 010 $a1-280-05892-7 010 $a0-203-51071-2 035 $a(CKB)1000000000247678 035 $a(EBL)180917 035 $a(OCoLC)437084182 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000288590 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11211024 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000288590 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10382768 035 $a(PQKB)11524625 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC180917 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL180917 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10097319 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL5892 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000247678 100 $a20021115d2003 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|||---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aAlternative narratives in modern Japanese history$b[electronic resource] /$fM. William Steele 210 $aLondon ;$aNew York $cRoutledgeCurzon$d2003 215 $a1 online resource (225 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-415-56060-8 311 $a0-415-30570-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 199-208) and index. 327 $aCover; 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 330 $aHow 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 607 $aJapan$xHistory$yRestoration, 1853-1870 676 $a952.025 676 $a952/.025 686 $a15.75$2bcl 700 $aSteele$b M. William$f1947-$01147626 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910783726603321 996 $aAlternative narratives in modern Japanese history$93773228 997 $aUNINA