Modern Japan: An Interpretive Anthology

This unique anthology allows the reader to discover a sense of the emotional and intellectual characteristics underlying Japan's phenomenal transition from feudalism to modernity. In keeping with the content of most course offerings on modern Japan, the articles discuss social, psychological and cultural aspects of Japanese historical development and change from the Meiji era (1868) to the present time. Readers explore the Japanese mind as it dealt with problems of crisis, self-identity, progress, and hopes for the future. These are articles written by outside commentators as well as native Japanese, and items from novels, poems, autobiographies, biographies, and contemporary essays. --- from book's back cover