Preface to the First Edition
Preface to the Second Edition
1. Ancient & Medieval Japan: From the Earliest Times through the Sixteenth Century
- General Works: Historical Overview
- General Works: Socio-Cultural & Intellectal Overviews
- Gods & Heroes: The Mythic World
- Prehistory: The Linguistic & Archaeological Record
- Protohistory: The Great Tombs & the Invasion Controversy
- Protohistory: Emergence of the Imperial State
- The Nara & Heian Periods: Secondary Sources
- The Courtly Society in Its Own Words
- Feudal Japan & the Warrior Society
- Land, Labor & Commerce Before 1600
- Feudal Culture Before 1600
- Medieval Literature (Except War Chronicles) in Translation
- The “Way of the Warrior”
- Religion
- Folktales & Folklore
- Art & Music
2. Early Modern & Modern Japan, 1600-1945
- General Works
- Tokugawa: General
- Tokugawa: Economic
- Tokugawa: Intellectual
- Tokugawa: Popular Culture
- Tokugawa: Ways of the Warrior
- Bakumatsu / Restoration
- Conflict & Rebellion in Tokugawa & Early Meiji
- Meiji: State & Politics
- Meiji: Thought & Culture
- Tokugawa-Meiji: First hand Materials
- Economic Development
- Labor & Industrial Relations
- Landlord, Tenant & the Rural Sector
- “Taisho Democracy”
- The Political Left
- Nationalism & the Emperor System
- “Fascism,” Militarism & the Showa Crisis
- Imperialism, Colonialism & War
- Society, Culture & Law
- Education & Science
- Philosophy & Religion
- Women
- Minority Groups: Outcastes, Koreans & Ainu
- Literature
3. Japan Abroad: Foreign Relations, Empire, & War from the Restoration to 1945
- Overviews
- Basic Case Studies for 1868-1945
- Meiji Policy
- World War I & Interwar Crisis
- Taiwan (Formosa)
- Korea
- China Relations to 1931
- Russia & the U.S.S.R
- Great Britain
- U.S. Relations to 1931
- Germany
- The Manchurian Incident & Aftermath
- The Road to War, 1932-1941
- “Japan’s Case”
- Ideologies of Empire
- Economics of Empire
- Japan at War: General Studies
- The Sino-Japanese War of 1937-1945
- Southeast Asia & the Co-Prosperity Sphere
- The War in Japanese Eyes
- The Atomic Bombs
- I.M.T.F.E. & Other War Crime Trials
4. Japan & the Crisis in Asia, 1931-1945: ‘Primary’ Materials in English
- English-Language Press in Japan
- English-Language Press in China
- Periodicals Publishes Prior to 1945
- Yearbooks, etc. (Japan)
- Yearbooks, etc (China, Asia & the West)
- General Collections of Official Documents
- League of Nations Materials for 1931-1933
- Japanese Materials in English
- Official U.S. Publications
- U.S. Archival Material from Commercial Sources
- British Archival Materials from Commercial Sources
- Other Archival Materials from Commercial Sources
- I.M.T.F.E. & Other War Crime Trials
- Accounts by Participants
5. Occupied Japan & the Cold War in Asia
- General Sources
- Contemporary Accounts (1945-1952)
- Memoirs
- Official SCAP History
- Economic Issues
- Land & Labor
- Political Activity
- Other Special Subjects
- The Occupation in Global Perspectives
- Basic Documentary Collections & Official Publications
- Accesible Declassified Archives
- The Cold War in Asia: Country & Regional Studies
6. Bibliographies & Research Guides
- Guides to Western-Language Materials
- English Guides to Japanese Materials
7. Journals & Other Serial Publications
Index of Names
About the Authors