The best-selling history of modern Japan, now with a new final chapter that puts the dramatic events of the recent past in historical perspective

The documents provide a truly diverse look at Japan's past, including peasants, women, colonialists, students, artists, and the like, right along with the usual array of elites. This represents the latest approach to the teaching of history. The work blends narrative and documents together in a lively way designed for provocative, accessible use in teaching.

The new edition of this acclaimed text places modern Japan within an international context and provides the most comprehensive post-war coverage available.