The Modern History of Japan

The Modern History of Japan. Third revised edition. Japan’s emergence as a world of power from self-imposed national seclusion; the dramatic events of the twentieth century that saw Japan at war with the allied powers; the first target of nuclear bombardment; occupied for the first time in its history by a foreign power; and finally, the astonishing speed and vigor of Japan’s economic growth since 1960 – are all discussed here in Professor Beasley’s highly informed Modern History of Japan. Spotted on edge