Turning Points in Japanese History [Paperback]

So-called 'turning points' or 'defining moments' are both the oxygen and grid lines that historians and researchers seek in plotting the path of social and political development of any country. In the case of Japan, the ninth Conference of the European Association of Japanese Studies provided a unique opportunity for leading scholars of Japanese history, politics and international relations to offer an outstanding menu of 'turning points' (many addressed for the first time), over 20 of which are included here. Thematically, the book is divided into sections, including Medieval and Early Modern Japan, Japan and the West, Contested Constructs in the Study of Tokugawa and Meiji Japan, Aspects of Modern Japanese Foreign Policy, and Democracy and Monarchy in Post-War Japan.The book is organised thematically, including Medieval and Early Modern Japan, Japan and the West, Contested Constructs in the Study of Tokugawa and Meiji Japan, and aspects of Post-War Japan.Bert Edstrom is senior research fellow, Japan Section, Goteborg University. His research deals with Japanese foreign policy and international relations.Introduction, Bert Edstr?m; Chapter 1 Bukky? Denrai, Maciej Kanert; Chapter 2 1247 as a Turning Point for the Kamakura Shogunate, Kondo Shigekazu; Chapter 3 A Turning Point in CourtBakufu Relations During the Edo Period, Valdo Ferretti; Chapter 4 The Starting Point of Modern JapaneseKorean Relations, Lionel Babicz; Chapter 5 Deliberate Non-Communication, Arjan Van Der Werf; Chapter 6 Rescuing the Prisoners of the Maria Luz, Igor R. Saveliev; Chapter 7 The Ending of Extraterritoriality in Japan, Ian Ruxton; Chapter 8 Maruyama on Kaikoku, Joel Joos; Chapter 9 The Meiji Constitution as Miscalculation, Alistair D. Swale; Chapter 10 The End of World War One as a Turning Point in Modern Japanese History, Dick Stegewerns; Chapter 11 Takahashi Korekiyos Fiscal Policy and the Rise of Militarism in Japan During the Great Depression, Richard J. Smethurst; Chapter 12 Japan lSŠ