Japanese history

Author: Compiled by the Institute of Japanese Culture, Zhejiang University
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Publishing Date: July 1, 2003
Features: Every nation in the world has its own unique history. Japan, as an Eastern island nation, has traversed thousands of years through the long river of history. Our country is a neighboring nation of Japan and shares a special historical bond with it. How to respect history and objectively understand ancient, modern, and contemporary Japan is of great significance to us. Scholars from the Institute of Japanese Culture at Zhejiang University, guided by dialectical materialism and historical materialism, and based on detailed and objective historical materials, discuss the development characteristics and laws of Japan's various historical periods from multiple perspectives and in a three-dimensional manner. They expose and critique the reactionary historical view of Japanese right-wing groups who deny the war. Compared to other similar books, this volume possesses the following features and advantages:
- Respecting history and revealing the developmental trajectory of Japanese history based on historical facts;
- Combining historical analysis with lessons from history, exposing and critiquing the reactionary historical view of the right-wing;
- Presenting historical events and figures from all periods from a comprehensive and multi-angle perspective;
- Integrating historical research achievements from both China and abroad, fully reflecting the historical perspective of Chinese scholars.
The book is divided into 15 chapters: Early Japanese Society, Asuka Period, Nara Period, Heian Period, Kamakura Period, Muromachi Period, Bungo Period, Meiji Period (Part 1 and 2), Japan's Path to Fascist Aggression, the Pacific War and Japan's Ultimate Defeat, Taisho Period Japan, Japan's Journey to an Economic Power, the Globalization Era, and Early 21st Century Japan.
In summary, this book is a rich and well-researched work that is both in-depth and accessible. It serves as an excellent textbook for students and researchers of Japanese history, as well as for undergraduates and postgraduates in related fields at universities. For general readers interested in learning about Japanese history, it is also an ideal introductory and reference book.