A Modern History of Japan can be recommended for anyone interested in getting a deeper understanding of Japan's successes and failures as it has sought to become a modern state and society. Gordon ...

THE OPENING OF JAPAN 1853-1855: A Comprehensive Study of the American, British, Dutch and Russian Naval Expeditions to Compel the Tokugawa Shogunate to Conclude Treaties and Open Ports to Their ...

Books of Interest Fred Grant at Vicksburg: ... Book Review: Japan's Imperial Army: Its Rise and Fall, 1853-1945 . Archives. Latest; ... takes a deep look at the history and evolution of the Imperial ...

The word wahon refers to a variety of traditional books produced in Japan until the late nineteenth century. This history examines how they changed over the centuries as technology advanced and ...