Japan, the Rise of a Modern Power
Author | : Robert Percival Porter |
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Total Pages | : 568 |
Release | : 1918 |
Genre | : Japan |
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Author | : Robert Percival Porter |
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Total Pages | : 568 |
Release | : 1918 |
Genre | : Japan |
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Author | : Robert P. Porter |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 388 |
Release | : 2015-09-27 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781330630150 |
Excerpt from Japan, the Rise of a Modern Power My father died while this book was in an incomplete state, although the greater part of it was in type; and it is owing to the kindness of several of his friends who have consented to put the work into final form that it has become possible to publish it. In writing it his object was to describe, for English-speaking people, the main facts of Japanese history. Despite the efforts of numerous Orientalists to popularize knowledge of Japanese history and of Japanese political, economic, and social conditions, he felt that a great deal has yet to be done before the average British youth and adult will be as familiar with Japan as the average Japanese youth and adult are with Great Britain. As Viscount Chinda, the Japanese Ambassador to the Court of St. James, said in addressing the British present at a meeting of, the Japan Society held in London on December 13, 1916, although there never had been a time when the bonds of fraternal feelings between the Japanese and the British had been so strong, 'you do not know one-tenth as much about us as we do about you'. Obviously, therefore, there is room for another - many another - book in English tracing the evolution of Japan, and pointing out the salient features of the Japanese civilization of to-day. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author | : Robert P. Porter |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 361 |
Release | : 1918 |
Genre | : Japan |
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Author | : Robert Percival Porter |
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Release | : 1918 |
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Author | : Robert Percival Porter |
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Total Pages | : 351 |
Release | : 1917 |
Genre | : Japan |
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Author | : HardPress |
Publisher | : Hardpress Publishing |
Total Pages | : 390 |
Release | : 2013-01 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781313021708 |
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
Author | : Robert Percival Ponter |
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Total Pages | : 361 |
Release | : 1918 |
Genre | : Japan |
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Author | : Kenneth Pyle |
Publisher | : PublicAffairs |
Total Pages | : 536 |
Release | : 2009-04-27 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0786732024 |
Japan is on the verge of a sea change. After more than fifty years of national pacifism and isolation including the "lost decade" of the 1990s, Japan is quietly, stealthily awakening. As Japan prepares to become a major player in the strategic struggles of the 21st century, critical questions arise about its motivations. What are the driving forces that influence how Japan will act in the international system? Are there recurrent patterns that will help explain how Japan will respond to the emerging environment of world politics? American understanding of Japanese character and purpose has been tenuous at best. We have repeatedly underestimated Japan in the realm of foreign policy. Now as Japan shows signs of vitality and international engagement, it is more important than ever that we understand the forces that drive Japan. In Japan Rising, renowned expert Kenneth Pyle identities the common threads that bind the divergent strategies of modern Japan, providing essential reading for anyone seeking to understand how Japan arrived at this moment -- and what to expect in the future.
Author | : Michael Seats |
Publisher | : Lexington Books |
Total Pages | : 388 |
Release | : 2009 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9780739127254 |
This book offers a philosophical intervention in the discussion of the relationship between Murakami's fiction and contemporary Japanese culture. It demonstrates how Murakami's first and later trilogies utilize the structure of the simulacrum, a second-order representation, to develop a complex critique of contemporary Japanese culture. By outlining the critical-fictional contours of the 'Murakami Phenomenon, ' the discussion confronts the vexing question of Japanese modernity and subjectivity within the contexts of the national-cultural imaginary. The author finds mirroring comparisons between Murakami's works and practices in current media-entertainment technologies, indicating a new politics of representation.
Author | : Kenneth B. Pyle |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 259 |
Release | : 2018-10-15 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0674989082 |
No nation was more deeply affected by America’s rise to world power than Japan. President Franklin Roosevelt’s uncompromising policy of unconditional surrender led to the catastrophic finale of the Asia-Pacific War and the most intrusive international reconstruction of another nation in modern history. Japan in the American Century examines how Japan, with its deeply conservative heritage, responded to the imposition of a new liberal order. The price Japan paid to end the occupation was a cold war alliance with the United States that ensured America’s dominance in the region. Still traumatized by its wartime experience, Japan developed a grand strategy of dependence on U.S. security guarantees so that the nation could concentrate on economic growth. Yet from the start, despite American expectations, Japan reworked the American reforms to fit its own circumstances and cultural preferences, fashioning distinctively Japanese variations on capitalism, democracy, and social institutions. Today, with the postwar world order in retreat, Japan is undergoing a sea change in its foreign policy, returning to an activist, independent role in global politics not seen since 1945. Distilling a lifetime of work on Japan and the United States, Kenneth Pyle offers a thoughtful history of the two nations’ relationship at a time when the character of that alliance is changing. Japan has begun to pull free from the constraints established after World War II, with repercussions for its relations with the United States and its role in Asian geopolitics.