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Author : Mavis Pilbeam
Release : 1999
Genre : History
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 315/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Japan Under the Shoguns, 1185-1868 by : Mavis Pilbeam
Download or read book Japan Under the Shoguns, 1185-1868 written by Mavis Pilbeam. This book was released on 1999. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses the history of Japan during the nearly 700 years when the country was under the rule of military warlords, or shoguns.
Author : Mark E. Cunningham
Release : 2013-01-01
Genre : Young Adult Nonfiction
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Book Synopsis The End of the Shoguns and the Birth of Modern Japan, 2nd Edition by : Mark E. Cunningham
Download or read book The End of the Shoguns and the Birth of Modern Japan, 2nd Edition written by Mark E. Cunningham. This book was released on 2013-01-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How did the end of the shoguns pave the way for modern Japan? Between the eighth and twelfth centuries, emperors ruled Japan. But powerful families gained the loyalty of the samurai - the emperors’ warriors. In 1185 one local lord took control as shogun, leader of the samurai armies. For the next seven hundred years, the emperors were ceremonial figures, and the shoguns ruled Japan, banning interaction with the Western world. In the nineteenth century, Westerners demanded that Japan open to trade under the threat of invasion. Japan’s shogunate realized it didn’t have the military technology to fight them. When the shogun government made concessions to the Westerners, Japanese lords were outraged and returned their support to the emperor. The shogunate crumbled. In 1868 Emperor Meiji became ruler of Japan. He opened Japan to modern technology, and his military advisers created a global fighting force. The end of the shoguns, which led to the birth of modern Japan, was one of the world’s pivotal moments.
Author : Yoshiaki Shimizu
Release : 1988
Genre : Art, Japanese
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Book Synopsis Japan: the Shaping of Daimyo Culture 1185-1868 by : Yoshiaki Shimizu
Download or read book Japan: the Shaping of Daimyo Culture 1185-1868 written by Yoshiaki Shimizu. This book was released on 1988. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Mavis Pilbeam
Release : 1999
Genre : Japan
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Book Rating : 196/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Japan Under the Shoguns, 1185-1867 by : Mavis Pilbeam
Download or read book Japan Under the Shoguns, 1185-1867 written by Mavis Pilbeam. This book was released on 1999. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Brett L. Walker
Release : 2015-02-26
Genre : History
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Book Synopsis A Concise History of Japan by : Brett L. Walker
Download or read book A Concise History of Japan written by Brett L. Walker. This book was released on 2015-02-26. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To this day, Japan's modern ascendancy challenges many assumptions about world history, particularly theories regarding the rise of the west and why the modern world looks the way it does. In this engaging new history, Brett L. Walker tackles key themes regarding Japan's relationships with its minorities, state and economic development, and the uses of science and medicine. The book begins by tracing the country's early history through archaeological remains, before proceeding to explore life in the imperial court, the rise of the samurai, civil conflict, encounters with Europe, and the advent of modernity and empire. Integrating the pageantry of a unique nation's history with today's environmental concerns, Walker's vibrant and accessible new narrative then follows Japan's ascension from the ashes of World War II into the thriving nation of today. It is a history for our times, posing important questions regarding how we should situate a nation's history in an age of environmental and climatological uncertainties.
