Japan : the story of a nation /
Edwin O. Reischauer.
- Third edition.
- xiii, 428 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm
Previously published under title: Japan, past and present.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 403-410) and index.
Land and people -- The adoption of the Chinese pattern -- The growth of a native culture -- The development of a feudal society -- Growth and change in the feudal system -- The reestablishment of national unity -- The transformation of the late feudal system -- The transition to a modern state -- Constitutional government and empire -- Economic and political growth -- The rise of militarism -- The Second World War -- The American occupation -- National survival -- The postwar fulfilment -- A decade of doubts -- A role in the world.