The making of modern Japan

Preface . . xiii
Acknowledgments . . xvii
Note on Names and Romanization . . xviii

1. SEKIGAHARA . . 1
2. THE TOKUGAWA STATE . . 32
3. FOREIGN RELATIONS . . 63
4. STATUS GROUPS . . 96
5. URBANIZATION AND COMMUNICATIONS . . 127
6. THE DEVELOPMENT OF A MASS CULTURE . . 159  
7. EDUCATION, THOUGHT, AND RELIGIOM . . 187
8. CHANGE, PROTEST, AND REFORM . . 223
9. THE OPENING TO THE WORLD . . 257
10. THE TOKUGAWA FALL . . 294
11. THE MEIJI REYOLUTION . . 333
12. BUILDING THE MEIJI STATE . . 371
13. IMPERIAL JAPAN . . 414
14. MEIJI CULTURE . . 456
15. JAPAN BETWEEN THE WARS . . 495
16. TAISHO CULTURE AND SOCIETY . . 537
17. THE CHINA WAR . . 576
18. THE PACIFIC WAR . . 625
19. THE YOSHIDA YEARS . . 675
20. JAPAN SINCE INDEPENDENCE . . 715

Further Reading . . 769
Notes . . 795
Credits . . 841
Index . . 843