A Companion to Japanese History provides an authoritative overview of current debates and approaches within the study of Japan’s history.
Composed of 30 chapters written by an international group of scholars
Combines traditional perspectives with the most recent scholarly concerns
Supplements a chronological survey with targeted thematic analyses
Presents stimulating interventions into individual controversies
About the Author
William M. Tsutsui is Professor of History at the University of Kansas. He is the author of Godzilla on My Mind: Fifty Years of the King of Monsters (2004), Manufacturing Ideology: Scientific Management in Twentieth-Century Japan (1998), and Banking Policy in Japan: American Efforts at Reform During the Occupation (1988).
Features
An authoritative overview of current debates and approaches within the study of Japan’s history
Composed of 30 chapters written by an international group of scholars
Combines traditional perspectives with the most recent scholarly concerns
Supplements a chronological survey with targeted thematic analyses
Presents stimulating interventions into individual controversies
