Modern Japan by Christopher Goto-Jones
A Very Short Introduction
A concise survey traces Japan’s transformation from a feudal polity into a modern nation-state, examining the Meiji reforms and industrialization, the emergence of mass politics and social change, imperial expansion and wartime mobilization, defeat and American occupation, and the postwar economic miracle. It emphasizes how institutional reforms, ideology, social movements, and international pressures shaped political development, social structure, and cultural identity, highlighting continuities alongside rupture—imperial legacies, shifting patterns of inequality, and debates over democracy, nationalism, and security—and concludes by considering contemporary challenges and Japan’s evolving regional and global roles.
- Published
- 2014
- Nationality
- Unknown
- Length
- Short
- Pages
- 160
- Original Language
- English
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