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

• Autore: Steele M. William <1947->
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York, : RoutledgeCurzon, 2003
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (225 p.)
• Disciplina: 952.025; 952/.025
• Soggetto geografico: Japan History Restoration, 1853-1870
• Classificazione: 15.75
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Alternative narratives in modern Japanese history
• ISBN: 1-134-40407-7; 0-203-35252-1; 1-280-05892-7; 0-203-51071-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910783726603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II