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==Geography and guides==
 
==Geography and guides==
 
* Cressey George B. ''Asia's Lands and Peoples.'' 1963.
 
* Cressey George B. ''Asia's Lands and Peoples.'' 1963.
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*  DK, '' Japan'' (Eyewitness Travel Guides) (2007) [http://www.amazon.com/Japan-Eyewitness-Travel-Guides-Publishing/dp/0756628768/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/103-4827826-5463040?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1190467544&sr=8-1 excerpt and text search]
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*  DK, '' Japan'' (Eyewitness Travel Guides) (2007) [https://www.amazon.com/Japan-Eyewitness-Travel-Guides-Publishing/dp/0756628768/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/103-4827826-5463040?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1190467544&sr=8-1 excerpt and text search]
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*  Reiber, Beth, and Janie Spencer. ''Frommer's Japan'' (2006) [http://www.amazon.com/Frommers-Japan-Complete-Beth-Reiber/dp/0471763918/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2/103-4827826-5463040?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1190467544&sr=8-2 excerpt and text search]
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*  Reiber, Beth, and Janie Spencer. ''Frommer's Japan'' (2006) [https://www.amazon.com/Frommers-Japan-Complete-Beth-Reiber/dp/0471763918/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2/103-4827826-5463040?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1190467544&sr=8-2 excerpt and text search]
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* Rowthorn, Chris et al. ''Lonely Planet Japan'' (2005)  [http://www.amazon.com/Lonely-Planet-Japan-Chris-Rowthorn/dp/1740599241/ref=pd_bbs_3/103-4827826-5463040?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1190467544&sr=8-3 excerpt and text search]
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* Rowthorn, Chris et al. ''Lonely Planet Japan'' (2005)  [https://www.amazon.com/Lonely-Planet-Japan-Chris-Rowthorn/dp/1740599241/ref=pd_bbs_3/103-4827826-5463040?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1190467544&sr=8-3 excerpt and text search]
 
* Trewartha Glenn T. ''Japan: A Physical, Cultural and Regional Geography.'' 1965.
 
* Trewartha Glenn T. ''Japan: A Physical, Cultural and Regional Geography.'' 1965.
 
==Economy==
 
==Economy==
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* Grimes, William W. ''Unmaking the Japanese Miracle: Macroeconomic Politics, 1985-2000'' (2002) [http://www.amazon.com/Unmaking-Japanese-Miracle-Macroeconomic-1985-2000/dp/0801488109/ref=sr_1_25/103-4827826-5463040?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1190473710&sr=8-25 excerpt and text search]
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* Grimes, William W. ''Unmaking the Japanese Miracle: Macroeconomic Politics, 1985-2000'' (2002) [https://www.amazon.com/Unmaking-Japanese-Miracle-Macroeconomic-1985-2000/dp/0801488109/ref=sr_1_25/103-4827826-5463040?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1190473710&sr=8-25 excerpt and text search]
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* Ito, Takatoshi, Hugh Patrick, and David E. Weinstein. ''Reviving Japan's Economy: Problems and Prescriptions'' (2005) [http://www.amazon.com/Reviving-Japans-Economy-Problems-Prescriptions/dp/0262090406/ref=sr_1_8/103-4827826-5463040?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1190473883&sr=1-8 excerpt and text search]
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* Ito, Takatoshi, Hugh Patrick, and David E. Weinstein. ''Reviving Japan's Economy: Problems and Prescriptions'' (2005) [https://www.amazon.com/Reviving-Japans-Economy-Problems-Prescriptions/dp/0262090406/ref=sr_1_8/103-4827826-5463040?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1190473883&sr=1-8 excerpt and text search]
 
* Karan, Pradyumna P., and Dick Gilbreath. ''Japan in the 21st Century: Environment, Economy, and Society'' (2005)  
 
* Karan, Pradyumna P., and Dick Gilbreath. ''Japan in the 21st Century: Environment, Economy, and Society'' (2005)  
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* Lincoln, James R., and Michael L. Gerlach. ''Japan's Network Economy: Structure, Persistence, and Change'' (2007) [http://www.amazon.com/Japans-Network-Economy-Persistence-Structural/dp/0521711894/ref=sr_1_3/103-4827826-5463040?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1190474073&sr=1-3 excerpt and text search]  
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* Lincoln, James R., and Michael L. Gerlach. ''Japan's Network Economy: Structure, Persistence, and Change'' (2007) [https://www.amazon.com/Japans-Network-Economy-Persistence-Structural/dp/0521711894/ref=sr_1_3/103-4827826-5463040?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1190474073&sr=1-3 excerpt and text search]  
 
* Ohtsu, Makoto.  ''Inside Japanese Business: A Narrative History, 1960-2000.'' East Gate, 2002. 459 pp.   
 
* Ohtsu, Makoto.  ''Inside Japanese Business: A Narrative History, 1960-2000.'' East Gate, 2002. 459 pp.   
 
* Wood, Christopher. ''The Bubble Economy: Japan's Extraordinary Speculative Boom of the '80s And the Dramatic Bust of the '90s'' (2005)   
 
* Wood, Christopher. ''The Bubble Economy: Japan's Extraordinary Speculative Boom of the '80s And the Dramatic Bust of the '90s'' (2005)   
 
==Government and current affairs==
 
==Government and current affairs==
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* Curtis, Gerald L. ''The Logic of Japanese Politics'' (2000) [http://www.amazon.com/Logic-Japanese-Politics-Gerald-Curtis/dp/0231108435/ref=pd_bbs_sr_3/103-4827826-5463040?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1190473476&sr=8-3 excerpt and text search]  
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* Curtis, Gerald L. ''The Logic of Japanese Politics'' (2000) [https://www.amazon.com/Logic-Japanese-Politics-Gerald-Curtis/dp/0231108435/ref=pd_bbs_sr_3/103-4827826-5463040?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1190473476&sr=8-3 excerpt and text search]  
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* Hayes, Louis D. ''Introduction To Japanese Politics'' (2004) [http://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Japanese-Politics-Louis-Hayes/dp/0765613387/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/103-4827826-5463040?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1190473476&sr=8-1 excerpt and text search]
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* Hayes, Louis D. ''Introduction To Japanese Politics'' (2004) [https://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Japanese-Politics-Louis-Hayes/dp/0765613387/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/103-4827826-5463040?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1190473476&sr=8-1 excerpt and text search]
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* Hughes, Christopher W. ''Japan's Re-emergence as a 'Normal' Military Power'' (2006) [http://www.amazon.com/Japans-Re-emergence-Normal-Military-Adelphi/dp/0198567588/ref=sr_1_10/103-4827826-5463040?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1190473424&sr=8-10  excerpt and text search]  
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* Hughes, Christopher W. ''Japan's Re-emergence as a 'Normal' Military Power'' (2006) [https://www.amazon.com/Japans-Re-emergence-Normal-Military-Adelphi/dp/0198567588/ref=sr_1_10/103-4827826-5463040?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1190473424&sr=8-10  excerpt and text search]  
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* Kawabata, Eiji. ''Contemporary Government Reform in Japan: The Dual State in Flux'' (2006) [http://www.amazon.com/Contemporary-Government-Reform-Japan-State/dp/1403971129/ref=sr_1_21/103-4827826-5463040?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1190473212&sr=8-21 excerpt and text search]  
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* Kawabata, Eiji. ''Contemporary Government Reform in Japan: The Dual State in Flux'' (2006) [https://www.amazon.com/Contemporary-Government-Reform-Japan-State/dp/1403971129/ref=sr_1_21/103-4827826-5463040?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1190473212&sr=8-21 excerpt and text search]  
 
* LaFeber, Walter.  ''The Clash: A History of U.S.-Japan Relations.'' W. W. Norton, 1997. 544 pp.   
 
* LaFeber, Walter.  ''The Clash: A History of U.S.-Japan Relations.'' W. W. Norton, 1997. 544 pp.   
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* Samuels, Richard J. ''Securing Japan: Tokyo's Grand Strategy and the Future of East Asia'' (2007) [http://www.amazon.com/Securing-Japan-Strategy-Cornell-Security/dp/0801446120/ref=sr_1_31/103-4827826-5463040?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1190474234&sr=1-31 excerpt and text search]  
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* Samuels, Richard J. ''Securing Japan: Tokyo's Grand Strategy and the Future of East Asia'' (2007) [https://www.amazon.com/Securing-Japan-Strategy-Cornell-Security/dp/0801446120/ref=sr_1_31/103-4827826-5463040?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1190474234&sr=1-31 excerpt and text search]  
 
* Stockwin, J. A.A. ''Dictionary of the Modern Politics of Japan.'' (2003). 291pp  [http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=107546295# online edition]
 
* Stockwin, J. A.A. ''Dictionary of the Modern Politics of Japan.'' (2003). 291pp  [http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=107546295# online edition]
 
* Sudo, Sueo ''The International Relations of Japan and South East Asia: Forging a New Regionalism'' Routledge, 2002 [http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=108136634 online edition]
 
* Sudo, Sueo ''The International Relations of Japan and South East Asia: Forging a New Regionalism'' Routledge, 2002 [http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=108136634 online edition]
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* Vogel, Steven Kent. ''Japan Remodeled: How Government And Industry Are Reforming Japanese Capitalism'' (2006) [http://www.amazon.com/Japan-Remodeled-Government-Reforming-Capitalism/dp/0801444497/ref=sr_1_11/103-4827826-5463040?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1190473045&sr=8-11 excerpt and text search]
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* Vogel, Steven Kent. ''Japan Remodeled: How Government And Industry Are Reforming Japanese Capitalism'' (2006) [https://www.amazon.com/Japan-Remodeled-Government-Reforming-Capitalism/dp/0801444497/ref=sr_1_11/103-4827826-5463040?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1190473045&sr=8-11 excerpt and text search]
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
 
''For a more detailed bibliography see [[History of Japan]]''
 
''For a more detailed bibliography see [[History of Japan]]''
 
===Surveys===
 
===Surveys===
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* Allinson, Gary D.  ''The Columbia Guide to Modern Japanese History.'' (1999). 259 pp. [http://www.amazon.com/Columbia-Guide-Modern-Japanese-History/dp/0231111444/ref=sr_1_1/103-4827826-5463040?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1190394878&sr=1-1 excerpt and text search]  
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* Allinson, Gary D.  ''The Columbia Guide to Modern Japanese History.'' (1999). 259 pp. [https://www.amazon.com/Columbia-Guide-Modern-Japanese-History/dp/0231111444/ref=sr_1_1/103-4827826-5463040?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1190394878&sr=1-1 excerpt and text search]  
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*  Allinson, Gary D.  ''Japan's Postwar History.'' Cornell U. Press, (2nd ed 2004). 208 pp.  [http://www.amazon.com/Japans-Postwar-History-Second-Allinson/dp/0801489121/ref=sr_1_3/103-4827826-5463040?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1190394878&sr=1-3 excerpt and text search]
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*  Allinson, Gary D.  ''Japan's Postwar History.'' Cornell U. Press, (2nd ed 2004). 208 pp.  [https://www.amazon.com/Japans-Postwar-History-Second-Allinson/dp/0801489121/ref=sr_1_3/103-4827826-5463040?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1190394878&sr=1-3 excerpt and text search]
 
*  Beasley, W. G. ''The Modern History of Japan'' Praeger, 1963 [http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=10327723 online edition]
 
*  Beasley, W. G. ''The Modern History of Japan'' Praeger, 1963 [http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=10327723 online edition]
 
* Clement, Ernest Wilson. ''A Short History of Japan'' (1915), 190pp [https://books.google.com/books?id=mOoTAAAAIAAJ&dq=intitle:History+intitle:Japan&num=30&as_brr=1 online edition]
 
* Clement, Ernest Wilson. ''A Short History of Japan'' (1915), 190pp [https://books.google.com/books?id=mOoTAAAAIAAJ&dq=intitle:History+intitle:Japan&num=30&as_brr=1 online edition]
 
* Cullen, L. M. ''A History of Japan, 1582-1941: Internal and External Worlds''  (2003) [http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=106045491 online edition]
 
* Cullen, L. M. ''A History of Japan, 1582-1941: Internal and External Worlds''  (2003) [http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=106045491 online edition]
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* Dower, John W.  ''War without Mercy: Race and Power in the Pacific War.'' Pantheon, 1986. 398 pp.  [http://www.amazon.com/War-Without-Mercy-Power-Pacific/dp/0394751728/ref=sr_1_6/103-4827826-5463040?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1190395020&sr=1-6 excerpt and text search]
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* Dower, John W.  ''War without Mercy: Race and Power in the Pacific War.'' Pantheon, 1986. 398 pp.  [https://www.amazon.com/War-Without-Mercy-Power-Pacific/dp/0394751728/ref=sr_1_6/103-4827826-5463040?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1190395020&sr=1-6 excerpt and text search]
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* Edgerton, Robert B.  ''Warriors of the Rising Sun: A History of the Japanese Military.'' (1999). 384 pp.  [http://www.amazon.com/Warriors-Rising-Sun-Japanese-Military/dp/0813336007/ref=sr_1_3/103-4827826-5463040?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1190395075&sr=1-3 excerpt and text search]
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* Edgerton, Robert B.  ''Warriors of the Rising Sun: A History of the Japanese Military.'' (1999). 384 pp.  [https://www.amazon.com/Warriors-Rising-Sun-Japanese-Military/dp/0813336007/ref=sr_1_3/103-4827826-5463040?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1190395075&sr=1-3 excerpt and text search]
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* Gordon, Andrew. ''A Modern History of Japan: From Tokugawa Times to the Present'' Oxford University Press, 2003 [http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=103548936 online edition]; also [http://www.amazon.com/Modern-History-Japan-Tokugawa-Present/dp/0195110617/ref=sr_1_1/103-4827826-5463040?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1190394957&sr=1-1 excerpt and text search]
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* Gordon, Andrew. ''A Modern History of Japan: From Tokugawa Times to the Present'' Oxford University Press, 2003 [http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=103548936 online edition]; also [https://www.amazon.com/Modern-History-Japan-Tokugawa-Present/dp/0195110617/ref=sr_1_1/103-4827826-5463040?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1190394957&sr=1-1 excerpt and text search]
 
* Hall John W. ''Japan: From Prehistory to Modern Times.'' 1970.  
 
* Hall John W. ''Japan: From Prehistory to Modern Times.'' 1970.  
 
* Hane, Mikiso. ''Modern Japan: A Historical Survey'' (2nd ed 1992), 474pp [http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=57239340 online edition]
 
* Hane, Mikiso. ''Modern Japan: A Historical Survey'' (2nd ed 1992), 474pp [http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=57239340 online edition]
 
* Hane, Mikiso. ''Eastern Phoenix: Japan since 1945'' (1996) [http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=9049214 online edition]
 
* Hane, Mikiso. ''Eastern Phoenix: Japan since 1945'' (1996) [http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=9049214 online edition]
 
* Hunter Janet. ''Concise Dictionary of Modern Japanese History.'' 1984.
 
* Hunter Janet. ''Concise Dictionary of Modern Japanese History.'' 1984.
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*  Jansen, Marius B. ''The Making of Modern Japan'' (2002) [http://www.amazon.com/Making-Modern-Japan-Marius-Jansen/dp/0674009916/ref=pd_bbs_5/103-4827826-5463040?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1188272252&sr=8-5 excerpts and search online]
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*  Jansen, Marius B. ''The Making of Modern Japan'' (2002) [https://www.amazon.com/Making-Modern-Japan-Marius-Jansen/dp/0674009916/ref=pd_bbs_5/103-4827826-5463040?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1188272252&sr=8-5 excerpts and search online]
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* McClain, James L.  ''Japan: A Modern History.'' W. W. Norton, 2001. 512 pp. [http://www.amazon.com/Japan-History-James-L-McClain/dp/039397720X/ref=sr_1_8/103-4827826-5463040?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1190394709&sr=1-8 excerpt and text search]
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* McClain, James L.  ''Japan: A Modern History.'' W. W. Norton, 2001. 512 pp. [https://www.amazon.com/Japan-History-James-L-McClain/dp/039397720X/ref=sr_1_8/103-4827826-5463040?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1190394709&sr=1-8 excerpt and text search]
 
*  Perez, Louis G. ''The History of Japan'' (1998) [http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=93932879 online edition]
 
*  Perez, Louis G. ''The History of Japan'' (1998) [http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=93932879 online edition]
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* Reischauer, Edwin O. and Marius B. Jansen, ''Japanese Today: Change and Continuity'' (2nd ed. 2004) [http://www.amazon.com/Japanese-Today-Change-Continuity-Enlarged/dp/0674471849/ref=sr_1_9/103-4827826-5463040?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1190467859&sr=8-9 excerpt and text search]
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* Reischauer, Edwin O. and Marius B. Jansen, ''Japanese Today: Change and Continuity'' (2nd ed. 2004) [https://www.amazon.com/Japanese-Today-Change-Continuity-Enlarged/dp/0674471849/ref=sr_1_9/103-4827826-5463040?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1190467859&sr=8-9 excerpt and text search]
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* Tipton, Elise. ''Modern Japan: A Social and Political History'' (2002) [http://www.amazon.com/Modern-Japan-Political-Institute-Routledge/dp/0415185378/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1205827181&sr=8-4 excerpt and text search]
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* Tipton, Elise. ''Modern Japan: A Social and Political History'' (2002) [https://www.amazon.com/Modern-Japan-Political-Institute-Routledge/dp/0415185378/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1205827181&sr=8-4 excerpt and text search]
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* Totman, Conrad.  ''A History of Japan.'' (2nd ed. 2000). 620 pp.; stress on environment [http://www.amazon.com/History-Japan-Blackwell-World/dp/1405123591/ref=sr_1_21/103-4827826-5463040?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1188272498&sr=8-21 online excerpts and search]
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* Totman, Conrad.  ''A History of Japan.'' (2nd ed. 2000). 620 pp.; stress on environment [https://www.amazon.com/History-Japan-Blackwell-World/dp/1405123591/ref=sr_1_21/103-4827826-5463040?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1188272498&sr=8-21 online excerpts and search]
  
 
===Specialized studies===
 
===Specialized studies===
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*  Dower, John W.  ''Embracing Defeat: Japan in the Wake of World War II.'' (1999). 688 pp.  [http://www.amazon.com/Embracing-Defeat-Japan-Wake-World/dp/0393320278/ref=sr_1_1/103-4827826-5463040?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1190395020&sr=1-1 excerpt and text search]
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*  Dower, John W.  ''Embracing Defeat: Japan in the Wake of World War II.'' (1999). 688 pp.  [https://www.amazon.com/Embracing-Defeat-Japan-Wake-World/dp/0393320278/ref=sr_1_1/103-4827826-5463040?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1190395020&sr=1-1 excerpt and text search]
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* Dower, John W.  ''War without Mercy: Race and Power in the Pacific War.'' (1986). 398 pp.  [http://www.amazon.com/War-Without-Mercy-Power-Pacific/dp/0394751728/ref=sr_1_6/103-4827826-5463040?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1190395020&sr=1-6 excerpt and text search]
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* Dower, John W.  ''War without Mercy: Race and Power in the Pacific War.'' (1986). 398 pp.  [https://www.amazon.com/War-Without-Mercy-Power-Pacific/dp/0394751728/ref=sr_1_6/103-4827826-5463040?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1190395020&sr=1-6 excerpt and text search]
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* Edgerton, Robert B.  ''Warriors of the Rising Sun: A History of the Japanese Military.'' W. W. Norton, 1999. 384 pp.  [http://www.amazon.com/Warriors-Rising-Sun-Japanese-Military/dp/0813336007/ref=sr_1_3/103-4827826-5463040?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1190395075&sr=1-3 excerpt and text search]
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* Edgerton, Robert B.  ''Warriors of the Rising Sun: A History of the Japanese Military.'' W. W. Norton, 1999. 384 pp.  [https://www.amazon.com/Warriors-Rising-Sun-Japanese-Military/dp/0813336007/ref=sr_1_3/103-4827826-5463040?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1190395075&sr=1-3 excerpt and text search]
 
* Ericson, Steven J.  ''The Sound of the Whistle: Railroads and the State in Meiji Japan.'' (1996). 506 pp.   
 
* Ericson, Steven J.  ''The Sound of the Whistle: Railroads and the State in Meiji Japan.'' (1996). 506 pp.   
 
* Iriye, Akira. ''Power and Culture: The Japanese-American War, 1941-1945'' (1981),  
 
* Iriye, Akira. ''Power and Culture: The Japanese-American War, 1941-1945'' (1981),  

Latest revision as of 05:38, April 9, 2019

This Bibliography of Japan includes the most useful English language books on Japan see also History of Japan

Bibliography

  • Huffman, James L., ed. Modern Japan: An Encyclopedia of History, Culture, and Nationalism. Garland, 1998. 316 pp.
  • Itasaka, Gen, ed. Japan Encyclopedia, 9 vols. Tokyo: Kodansha, 1983, beautifully illustrated; articles by scholars
  • Perkins, Dorothy. Encyclopedia of Japan: Japanese History and Culture, from Abacus to Zori. Facts on File, 1991. 410 pp.

Geography and guides

  • Cressey George B. Asia's Lands and Peoples. 1963.
  • DK, Japan (Eyewitness Travel Guides) (2007) excerpt and text search
  • Reiber, Beth, and Janie Spencer. Frommer's Japan (2006) excerpt and text search
  • Rowthorn, Chris et al. Lonely Planet Japan (2005) excerpt and text search
  • Trewartha Glenn T. Japan: A Physical, Cultural and Regional Geography. 1965.

Economy

  • Grimes, William W. Unmaking the Japanese Miracle: Macroeconomic Politics, 1985-2000 (2002) excerpt and text search
  • Ito, Takatoshi, Hugh Patrick, and David E. Weinstein. Reviving Japan's Economy: Problems and Prescriptions (2005) excerpt and text search
  • Karan, Pradyumna P., and Dick Gilbreath. Japan in the 21st Century: Environment, Economy, and Society (2005)
  • Lincoln, James R., and Michael L. Gerlach. Japan's Network Economy: Structure, Persistence, and Change (2007) excerpt and text search
  • Ohtsu, Makoto. Inside Japanese Business: A Narrative History, 1960-2000. East Gate, 2002. 459 pp.
  • Wood, Christopher. The Bubble Economy: Japan's Extraordinary Speculative Boom of the '80s And the Dramatic Bust of the '90s (2005)

Government and current affairs

  • Curtis, Gerald L. The Logic of Japanese Politics (2000) excerpt and text search
  • Hayes, Louis D. Introduction To Japanese Politics (2004) excerpt and text search
  • Hughes, Christopher W. Japan's Re-emergence as a 'Normal' Military Power (2006) excerpt and text search
  • Kawabata, Eiji. Contemporary Government Reform in Japan: The Dual State in Flux (2006) excerpt and text search
  • LaFeber, Walter. The Clash: A History of U.S.-Japan Relations. W. W. Norton, 1997. 544 pp.
  • Samuels, Richard J. Securing Japan: Tokyo's Grand Strategy and the Future of East Asia (2007) excerpt and text search
  • Stockwin, J. A.A. Dictionary of the Modern Politics of Japan. (2003). 291pp online edition
  • Sudo, Sueo The International Relations of Japan and South East Asia: Forging a New Regionalism Routledge, 2002 online edition
  • Vogel, Steven Kent. Japan Remodeled: How Government And Industry Are Reforming Japanese Capitalism (2006) excerpt and text search

History

For a more detailed bibliography see History of Japan

Surveys

  • Allinson, Gary D. The Columbia Guide to Modern Japanese History. (1999). 259 pp. excerpt and text search
  • Allinson, Gary D. Japan's Postwar History. Cornell U. Press, (2nd ed 2004). 208 pp. excerpt and text search
  • Beasley, W. G. The Modern History of Japan Praeger, 1963 online edition
  • Clement, Ernest Wilson. A Short History of Japan (1915), 190pp online edition
  • Cullen, L. M. A History of Japan, 1582-1941: Internal and External Worlds (2003) online edition
  • Dower, John W. War without Mercy: Race and Power in the Pacific War. Pantheon, 1986. 398 pp. excerpt and text search
  • Edgerton, Robert B. Warriors of the Rising Sun: A History of the Japanese Military. (1999). 384 pp. excerpt and text search
  • Gordon, Andrew. A Modern History of Japan: From Tokugawa Times to the Present Oxford University Press, 2003 online edition; also excerpt and text search
  • Hall John W. Japan: From Prehistory to Modern Times. 1970.
  • Hane, Mikiso. Modern Japan: A Historical Survey (2nd ed 1992), 474pp online edition
  • Hane, Mikiso. Eastern Phoenix: Japan since 1945 (1996) online edition
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