Japanese History and Culture from Ancient to Modern Times: Seven Basic Bibliographies [Hardcover]

John W. Dower (Author), Timothy S. George (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1, 1995

A collection of seven bibliographies on Japanese history and culture from ancient to modern times. It should be useful as a research list, and seeks to include many unusual, elusive and valuable sources.

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Japanese History and Culture from Ancient to Modern Times is an indispensable reference book for every researcher, teacher, and student of Japanese history, social and politics. It is the most detailed and complete bibliography of Japanese history in the English language. It has over 5,000 entries on 360 pages, covering reference works, fiction and non-fiction texts, scholarly monographs, anthologies, and articles in journals, magazines, and newspapers. Japanese History and Culture from Ancient to Modern Times is divided into seven topical bibliographies: Ancient and Medieval Japan: From the Earliest Times through the 16th Century; Early Modern and Modern Japan: 1600-1945; Japan Abroad: Foreign Relations, Empire and War from the Restoration to 1945; Japan and the Crisis in Asia 1931-1945: Primary Materials in English; and Occupied Japan, the Cold War and Asia. Japanese History and Culture from Ancient to Modern Times is enlarged and updated through mid-1994 and includes an index of author's names. --Midwest Book Review

Product Details

• Hardcover: 459 pages
• Publisher: Markus Wiener Publishers; 2nd edition (August 1, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1558760970
• ISBN-13: 978-1558760974
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,084,500 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

John W. Dower is professor emeritus of history at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His interests lie in modern Japanese history and U.S.-Japan relations. He is the author of several books, including Ways of Forgetting, War Without Mercy, Cultures of War, and Embracing Defeat, which received numerous honors (including the Pulitzer Prize).

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5.0 out of 5 stars various reviews for the book, June 20, 2006

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"The selection and accuracy of the citations are excellent . . . includes many unusual, elusive, but valuable sources, and is the book's strongest feature."
-Choice

"A useful reading and research list, reasonable price."
-Reference Book Annual

"An imaginative and comprehensive guide to Japanese history and culture, as valuable to the expert as to the beginner; a bibliography that can be read as well as used, for it leaves almost nothing out."
-Carol Gluck, Columbia University