From the Book - [1st American ed.].
Introduction : Japan's historical position
Japan's historical setting
Origins of the Japanese people and their culture
Formation of the early Japanese state
The Yamato state and the spread of Chinese influence
The first European encounter
Nobunaga, Hideyoshi and the pacification of the daimyo
The gathering foreign crisis
The opening of Japan and the end of the Tokugawa system
The Meiji restoration and its meaning
Creation of a modern state
Modern reforms and western influence
The Meiji constitution and the emergence of imperial Japan
The decade of the 20's : political parties and mass movements
From Manchuria to war in the Pacific
