Rise of Modern Japan

The Rise of Modern Japan presents key aspects of Japan's history and culture from the Tokugawa era to the present. The activity-centered text is replete with maps, timelines, archival photos, literary excerpts, firstperson accounts, songs, poems, charts, graphs, and political cartoons that give students a feel for the culture and events of the intervening centuries. The book received the 2003 Franklin Buchanan Prize from the Association for Asian Studies.

Rise of Japan Modern prezinta aspecte cheie ale istoriei si culturii Japoniei de la era Tokugawa pana in prezent. Textul centrat pe activitati este plin de harti, cronologii, fotografii de arhiva, fragmente literare, relatari cu persoana intai, cantece, poezii, diagrame, grafice si desene animate politice care le ofera elevilor o impresie pentru cultura si evenimentele din secolele intermediare.