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'The organization and brisk style should extend the appeal of the book beyond historians to a wide range of students in social science courses.'
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The main emphasis of this book is upon political, social and economic developments, as conditioned by Japan's interaction with the outside world, the advance of industrialisation and the emergence of the Japanese nation state.
Unlike previous textbooks on the history of modern Japan, Janet Hunter's book adopts a thematic approach which makes the period much more accessible for readers who wish to pursue their particular interests throughout the period. Moreover, it will also establish a greater awareness of the cultural and institutional continuities which are crucial to any proper understanding of modern Japan.
Unlike previous textbooks on the history of modern Japan, Janet Hunter's book adopts a thematic approach which makes the period much more accessible for readers who wish to pursue their particular interests throughout the period. Moreover, it will also establish a greater awareness of the cultural and institutional continuities which are crucial to any proper understanding of modern Japan.
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This book is a broad introduction: occasionally repetitive, often rich and always very interesting. Key is the thematic structure employed which makes the book most suited to occaisonal rather than intensive reading - between topics the chronology leaps forward and back. Covering a wide sweep of Japanese societal, constitutional and economic history I found the book most stimulating where it addressed the interractions between the army, leftist-intelligensia and countryside/masses. Contrastingly the economic history is surprisingly sparse - arguably a refreshing change. It is probably fair to say that this book is most suited to those currently studying/knowledgeable of one facet of Japan, who desire a richer background. With this precise function in mind, it helped me enormously to grapple with wider issues.
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