Japan and Its World: Two Centuries of Change

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Long recognized as an authority on Japanese history, Marius Jansen synthesizes a lifetime of scholarship in this landmark book. Bringing together the series of Brown and Haley lectures delivered in 1975 at the University of Puget Sound, Japan and Its World continues to be a source of insight for anyone interested in the changing ideas the Japanese have had of themselves, the United States, and the Western world during the past two centuries. Foreword Contents List of Illustrations Introduction I. Challenges to the Confucian Order in the 1770's 1. The Chinese Colossus 2. China in Tokugawa Thought 3. The Rejection of "China" 4. The Emergence of the Western Model II. Wisdom Sought Throughout the World 1. The Late Tokugawa Years 2. Travellers of the 1870's 3. The New Japanism III. Japan's Search for Role in the Twentieth Century 1. Between the Wars 2. The War Decisions 3. The Japanese Recovery 4. Toward Definition of a Role Bibliographical Note Challenges to the Confucian Order Wisdom Sought Throughout the World The Twentieth Century Index