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- English
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About this book
An updated edition of David Lu's acclaimed "Sources of Japanese History", this book presents in a student-friendly format original Japanese documents from Japan's mythological beginnings through 1995. Covering the full spectrum of political, economic, diplomatic as well as cultural and intellectual history, this classroom resource offers insight not only into the past but also into Japan's contemporary civilisation. Three major criteria used in the document selection were that: the selection avoids duplication with other collections - 75% of the documents presented here are newly translated; a document accurately reflects the spirit of the times and the life-styles of the people; and emphasis is on the development of social, economic and political institutions.
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Index
Abe Isoo, 365–366
Abe Masahiro, 295
Academic freedom, 347, 472
Administrative system
deregulation, 571–577
reform, 27–28, 550–555, 567–568
waste in government, 554
Administratively designated cities, 583
See also seirei toshi in the glossary
Adultery, 183, 217
Agriculture
ancient, 11, 12, 17–18
communes and cooperative farms, 376, 399–401
feudal development and, 81–84, 95–100
in Heian period, 73
irrigation, 148, 160, 184
modernization of, 528
nengu (annual rent), 83, 151
nengu-mai (annual tax), 193n.18, 210
occupation reform policy, 459, 491–496
peasant uprisings, 163, 165–166
rice, special significance, 597, 598
rice riots and, 387
Shintō rituals and, 4, 17–18
survey, 184; see also Cadastral surveys
technology, 82, 148, 160
Tokugawa reforms, 175, 299
village communities and, 1...
Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Table of Contents
- Preface
- Note on Japanese and Chinese Names and Terms
- I. Dawn of Japanese History
- II.The Impact of Chinese Civilization
- III.The Early Heian Period
- IV. Rise of Feudal Institutions
- V. Kamakura Buddhism
- VI. The Development of Feudal Institutions through the Muromachi Period
- VII. From Civil Wars to Unification
- VIII. Tokugawa: Era of Peace
- IX. Intellectual Currents in Tokugawa Japan
- X. The End of the Tokugawa Rule
- XI. Early Meiji Political Development
- XII. Social and Economic Development in the Meiji Era
- XIII. Taishō Democracy
- XIV. Rise of Ultranationalism and the Pacific War
- XV. Japan under Occupation
- XVI. Politics and Problems of Security
- XVII. Emergence of an Economic Superpower
- XVIII. Heisei: Age of Uncertainty
- XIX. Bridging the Past and Present
- Appendices
- Index