Meiji Japan. Political, Economic and Social History 1868-1912. 4 Volume Set, Complete
by Kornicki, Peter, editor
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good with no dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0415156181
- ISBN 13
- 9780415156189
- Seller
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
London & New York: Routledge. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. 0415156181 . Xxxiii,296; v, 304; vi, 322; vi, 362 pp. Each article has notes at the end of the article. Illustrated with graphs and charts. Octavo. Four volumes bound in handsome dark navy blue ribbed cloth with silver gilt, minimal signs of wear. Interiors have a small pencil erasure on first blank, otherwise nearly as new, a very nice complete set of this important collection. "Meiji Japan represents a reassessment of the political, economic and social history of Japan during the Meiji period (1868-1911). The Meiji Restoration of 1868 was a pivotal event in Japanese history. Often seen as marking the break between 'pre-modern' and 'modern' Japan, the Restoration has dominated perceptions of Japan's history. This major new collection includes both earlier work written along more traditional lines and later challenges to accepted arguments. Together with a major new introduction by Peter Kornicki and bibliography, the articles presented provide a complex, nuanced and up-to-date reading of Japanese history. Topics covered include: * the collapse of the Bakufu and the Meiji Restoration* economic change* the politics and ideology of change* social and cultural changes* industrialization and consequences* political and institutional change* the economy. Meiji Japan analyses the impact of the West, and of sometimes complacent Western notions of 'modernity', on this critical period in Japanese history. The set provides a comprehensive introduction to the history and historiography of nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Japan." ; Routledge Library of Modern Japan; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 958 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Leaf and Stone Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 12295
- Title
- Meiji Japan. Political, Economic and Social History 1868-1912. 4 Volume Set, Complete
- Author
- Kornicki, Peter, editor
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good with no dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0415156181
- ISBN 13
- 9780415156189
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Place of Publication
- London & New York
- Date Published
- 1998
- Keywords
- 0415156181, Meiji, Japan, Social_history
- Bookseller catalogs
- History: Asia; History: Early Modern;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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