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==Bibliography==
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* Huffman, James L., ed.  ''Modern Japan: An Encyclopedia of History, Culture, and Nationalism.'' Garland, 1998. 316 pp.   
* Huffman, James L., ed.  ''Modern Japan: An Encyclopedia of History, Culture, and Nationalism.'' Garland, 1998. 316 pp.   
* Itasaka, Gen, ed. ''Japan Encyclopedia,'' 9 vols. Tokyo: Kodansha, 19 83.
* Itasaka, Gen, ed. ''Japan Encyclopedia,'' 9 vols. Tokyo: Kodansha, 19 83.
* Perkins, Dorothy.  ''Encyclopedia of Japan: Japanese History and Culture, from Abacus to Zori.'' Facts on File, 1991. 410 pp.   
* Perkins, Dorothy.  ''Encyclopedia of Japan: Japanese History and Culture, from Abacus to Zori.'' Facts on File, 1991. 410 pp.   


===Geography===
==Geography and guides==
* Cressey George B. ''Asia's Lands and Peoples.'' 1963.
* Cressey George B. ''Asia's Lands and Peoples.'' 1963.
*  DK, '' Japan'' (Eyewitness Travel Guides) (2007) [http://www.amazon.com/Japan-Eyewitness-Travel-Guides-Publishing/dp/0756628768/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/103-4827826-5463040?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1190467544&sr=8-1 excerpt and text search]
*  Reiber, Beth, and Janie Spencer. ''Frommer's Japan'' (2006) [http://www.amazon.com/Frommers-Japan-Complete-Beth-Reiber/dp/0471763918/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2/103-4827826-5463040?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1190467544&sr=8-2 excerpt and text search]
* Rowthorn, Chris et al. ''Lonely Planet Japan'' (2005)  [http://www.amazon.com/Lonely-Planet-Japan-Chris-Rowthorn/dp/1740599241/ref=pd_bbs_3/103-4827826-5463040?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1190467544&sr=8-3 excerpt and text search]
* Trewartha Glenn T. ''Japan: A Physical, Cultural and Regional Geography.'' 1965.
* Trewartha Glenn T. ''Japan: A Physical, Cultural and Regional Geography.'' 1965.
==Economy==
* Grimes, William W. ''Unmaking the Japanese Miracle: Macroeconomic Politics, 1985-2000'' (2002) [http://www.amazon.com/Unmaking-Japanese-Miracle-Macroeconomic-1985-2000/dp/0801488109/ref=sr_1_25/103-4827826-5463040?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1190473710&sr=8-25 excerpt and text search]
* Ito, Takatoshi, Hugh Patrick, and David E. Weinstein. ''Reviving Japan's Economy: Problems and Prescriptions'' (2005) [http://www.amazon.com/Reviving-Japans-Economy-Problems-Prescriptions/dp/0262090406/ref=sr_1_8/103-4827826-5463040?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1190473883&sr=1-8 excerpt and text search]
* Karan, Pradyumna P., and Dick Gilbreath. ''Japan in the 21st Century: Environment, Economy, and Society'' (2005)
* Lincoln, James R., and Michael L. Gerlach. ''Japan's Network Economy: Structure, Persistence, and Change'' (2007) [http://www.amazon.com/Japans-Network-Economy-Persistence-Structural/dp/0521711894/ref=sr_1_3/103-4827826-5463040?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1190474073&sr=1-3 excerpt and text search]
* Ohtsu, Makoto.  ''Inside Japanese Business: A Narrative History, 1960-2000.'' East Gate, 2002. 459 pp. 
* Wood, Christopher. ''The Bubble Economy: Japan's Extraordinary Speculative Boom of the '80s And the Dramatic Bust of the '90s'' (2005) 
==Government and current affairs==
* Curtis, Gerald L. ''The Logic of Japanese Politics'' (2000) [http://www.amazon.com/Logic-Japanese-Politics-Gerald-Curtis/dp/0231108435/ref=pd_bbs_sr_3/103-4827826-5463040?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1190473476&sr=8-3 excerpt and text search]
* Hayes, Louis D. ''Introduction To Japanese Politics'' (2004) [http://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Japanese-Politics-Louis-Hayes/dp/0765613387/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/103-4827826-5463040?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1190473476&sr=8-1 excerpt and text search]
* Hughes, Christopher W. ''Japan's Re-emergence as a 'Normal' Military Power'' (2006) [http://www.amazon.com/Japans-Re-emergence-Normal-Military-Adelphi/dp/0198567588/ref=sr_1_10/103-4827826-5463040?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1190473424&sr=8-10  excerpt and text search]
* Kawabata, Eiji. ''Contemporary Government Reform in Japan: The Dual State in Flux'' (2006) [http://www.amazon.com/Contemporary-Government-Reform-Japan-State/dp/1403971129/ref=sr_1_21/103-4827826-5463040?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1190473212&sr=8-21 excerpt and text search]
* LaFeber, Walter.  ''The Clash: A History of U.S.-Japan Relations.'' W. W. Norton, 1997. 544 pp. 
* Samuels, Richard J. ''Securing Japan: Tokyo's Grand Strategy and the Future of East Asia'' (2007) [http://www.amazon.com/Securing-Japan-Strategy-Cornell-Security/dp/0801446120/ref=sr_1_31/103-4827826-5463040?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1190474234&sr=1-31 excerpt and text search]
* Stockwin, J. A.A. ''Dictionary of the Modern Politics of Japan.'' Routledge. 2003. 291pp  [http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=107546295# online edition]
* Sudo, Sueo ''The International Relations of Japan and South East Asia: Forging a New Regionalism'' Routledge, 2002 [http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=108136634 online edition]
* Vogel, Steven Kent. ''Japan Remodeled: How Government And Industry Are Reforming Japanese Capitalism'' (2006) [http://www.amazon.com/Japan-Remodeled-Government-Reforming-Capitalism/dp/0801444497/ref=sr_1_11/103-4827826-5463040?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1190473045&sr=8-11 excerpt and text search]


==History==
==History==
===Surveys and reference===
''For a more detailed bibliography see [[history of Japan]]''
* Allinson, Gary D.  ''The Columbia Guide to Modern Japanese History.'' Columbia U. Press, 1999. 259 pp.
===Surveys===
*  Allinson, Gary D.  ''Japan's Postwar History.'' Cornell U. Press, 1997. 208 pp.   
* Allinson, Gary D.  ''The Columbia Guide to Modern Japanese History.'' Columbia U. Press, 1999. 259 pp. [http://www.amazon.com/Columbia-Guide-Modern-Japanese-History/dp/0231111444/ref=sr_1_1/103-4827826-5463040?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1190394878&sr=1-1 excerpt and text search]
*  Allinson, Gary D.  ''Japan's Postwar History.'' Cornell U. Press, (2nd ed 2004). 208 pp.  [http://www.amazon.com/Japans-Postwar-History-Second-Allinson/dp/0801489121/ref=sr_1_3/103-4827826-5463040?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1190394878&sr=1-3 excerpt and text search]
*  Beasley, W. G. ''The Modern History of Japan'' Praeger, 1963 [http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=10327723 online edition]
*  Beasley, W. G. ''The Modern History of Japan'' Praeger, 1963 [http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=10327723 online edition]
* Clement, Ernest Wilson. ''A Short History of Japan'' (1915), 190pp [http://books.google.com/books?id=mOoTAAAAIAAJ&dq=intitle:History+intitle:Japan&num=30&as_brr=1 online edition]
* Gordon, Andrew. ''A Modern History of Japan: From Tokugawa Times to the Present'' Oxford University Press, 2003 [http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=103548936 online edition]; also [http://www.amazon.com/Modern-History-Japan-Tokugawa-Present/dp/0195110617/ref=sr_1_1/103-4827826-5463040?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1190394957&sr=1-1 excerpt and text search]
*  Duus, Peter, ed.  ''The Cambridge History of Japan: Vol. 6: The Twentieth Century.'' Cambridge U. Press, 1989. 866 pp. 
*  Goedertier Joseph M. ''A. Dictionary of Japanese History.'' 1968.
* Gordon, Andrew. ''A Modern History of Japan: From Tokugawa Times to the Present'' Oxford University Press, 2003 [http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=103548936 online edition]
*  Hall, John W. ed. ''Cambridge History of Japan, Vol. IV, Early Modern Japan.'' Cambridge University Press, 1991. 831pp
* Hall John W. ''Japan: From Prehistory to Modern Times.'' 1970.  
* Hall John W. ''Japan: From Prehistory to Modern Times.'' 1970.  
* Hane, Mikiso. ''Modern Japan: A Historical Survey'' 2nd ed Westview Press, 1992, 474pp [http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=57239340 online edition]
* Hane, Mikiso. ''Modern Japan: A Historical Survey'' 2nd ed Westview Press, 1992, 474pp [http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=57239340 online edition]
* Hunter Janet. ''Concise Dictionary of Modern Japanese History.'' 1984.
* Hane, Mikiso. ''Eastern Phoenix: Japan since 1945'' Westview Press, 1996 [http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=9049214 online edition]
*  Jansen, Marius B., ed.  ''The Cambridge History of Japan. Vol. 5: The Nineteenth Century.'' Cambridge U. Press, 1989. 828 pp. 
*  Jansen, Marius B. ''The Making of Modern Japan'' (2002) [http://www.amazon.com/Making-Modern-Japan-Marius-Jansen/dp/0674009916/ref=pd_bbs_5/103-4827826-5463040?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1188272252&sr=8-5 excerpts and search online]
* McClain, James L.  ''Japan: A Modern History.'' W. W. Norton, 2001. 512 pp.  
* McClain, James L.  ''Japan: A Modern History.'' W. W. Norton, 2001. 512 pp. [http://www.amazon.com/Japan-History-James-L-McClain/dp/039397720X/ref=sr_1_8/103-4827826-5463040?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1190394709&sr=1-8 excerpt and text search]
*  Perez, Louis G. ''The History of Japan'' Greenwood Press, 1998 [http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=93932879 online edition]
*  Perez, Louis G. ''The History of Japan'' Greenwood Press, 1998 [http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=93932879 online edition]
* Reischauer, Edwin O. ''Japan: The Story of a Nation.'' 1990.
* Reischauer, Edwin O. and Marius B. Jansen, ''Japanese Today: Change and Continuity'' (2nd ed. 2004) [http://www.amazon.com/Japanese-Today-Change-Continuity-Enlarged/dp/0674471849/ref=sr_1_9/103-4827826-5463040?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1190467859&sr=8-9 excerpt and text search]
* Reischauer, Edwin O., and Albert M. Craig. ''Japan, Tradition and Transformation'' 1978.
* Totman, Conrad.  ''A History of Japan.'' Blackwell 2nd ed. 2000. 620 pp.; stress on environment [http://www.amazon.com/History-Japan-Blackwell-World/dp/1405123591/ref=sr_1_21/103-4827826-5463040?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1188272498&sr=8-21 online excerpts and search]
* Sansom, Sir George B. ''A History of Japan,'' 3 vols. 1963.
* Totman, Conrad.  ''A History of Japan.'' Blackwell 2000. 620 pp.
*  Yamamura Kozo, ed. ''Cambridge History of Japan, Vol. III. Medieval Japan.'' Cambridge University Press, 1990.


===Specialized studies===
===Specialized studies===
*  Beasley W. G., and E. G. Pulleyblank, eds. ''Historians of China and Japan.'' 1961. [http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=96362768 online edition]
*  Dower, John W.  ''Embracing Defeat: Japan in the Wake of World War II.'' W. W. Norton, 1999. 688 pp.  [http://www.amazon.com/Embracing-Defeat-Japan-Wake-World/dp/0393320278/ref=sr_1_1/103-4827826-5463040?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1190395020&sr=1-1 excerpt and text search]
*  Dower, John W.  ''Embracing Defeat: Japan in the Wake of World War II.'' W. W. Norton, 1999. 688 pp.   
* Dower, John W.  ''War without Mercy: Race and Power in the Pacific War.'' Pantheon, 1986. 398 pp.  [http://www.amazon.com/War-Without-Mercy-Power-Pacific/dp/0394751728/ref=sr_1_6/103-4827826-5463040?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1190395020&sr=1-6 excerpt and text search]
* Dower, John W.  ''War without Mercy: Race and Power in the Pacific War.'' Pantheon, 1986. 398 pp.   
* Edgerton, Robert B.  ''Warriors of the Rising Sun: A History of the Japanese Military.'' W. W. Norton, 1999. 384 pp.  [http://www.amazon.com/Warriors-Rising-Sun-Japanese-Military/dp/0813336007/ref=sr_1_3/103-4827826-5463040?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1190395075&sr=1-3 excerpt and text search]
* Edgerton, Robert B.  ''Warriors of the Rising Sun: A History of the Japanese Military.'' W. W. Norton, 1997. 384 pp.   
* Ericson, Steven J.  ''The Sound of the Whistle: Railroads and the State in Meiji Japan.'' Harvard U. Press, 1996. 506 pp.   
* Ericson, Steven J.  ''The Sound of the Whistle: Railroads and the State in Meiji Japan.'' Harvard U. Press, 1996. 506 pp.   
* Hane, Mikiso. ''Eastern Phoenix: Japan since 1945'' Westview Press, 1996 [http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=9049214 online edition]
* Hayami, Akira; Saito, Osamu; and Toby, Ronald P., eds.  ''The Economic History of Japan, 1600-1990. Vol. 1: Emergence of Economic Society in Japan, 1600-1859.'' Oxford U. Press, 2004. 420 pp.
* Iriye, Akira. ''Power and Culture: The Japanese-American War, 1941-1945'' (1981),  
* Iriye, Akira. ''Power and Culture: The Japanese-American War, 1941-1945'' (1981),  
* LaFeber, Walter.  ''The Clash: A History of U.S.-Japan Relations.'' W. W. Norton, 1997. 544 pp.   
* LaFeber, Walter.  ''The Clash: A History of U.S.-Japan Relations.'' W. W. Norton, 1997. 544 pp.   
*  Mosk, Carl.  ''Japanese Industrial History: Technology, Urbanization, and Economic Growth.'' M. E. Sharpe, 2001. 293 pp.   
*  Mosk, Carl.  ''Japanese Industrial History: Technology, Urbanization, and Economic Growth.'' M. E. Sharpe, 2001. 293 pp.   
* Ohtsu, Makoto.  ''Inside Japanese Business: A Narrative History, 1960-2000.'' East Gate, 2002. 459 pp.   
* Ohtsu, Makoto.  ''Inside Japanese Business: A Narrative History, 1960-2000.'' East Gate, 2002. 459 pp.   
* Schonberger, Howard B. ''Aftermath of War: Americans and the Remaking of Japan, 1945-1952'' Kent State University Press, 1989 [http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=96705936 online edition]
* Sims, Richard.  ''Japanese Political History since the Meiji Renovation, 1868-2000.'' Palgrave, 2001. 395 pp. 
* Sugihara, Kaoru. ''Japan, China, and the Growth of the Asian International Economy, 1850-1949 - Vol. 1'' Oxford University Press, 2005 [http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=110053108 online edition]
* Sumiya, Mikio, ed.  ''A History of Japanese Trade and Industry Policy.'' Oxford U. Press, 2000. 662 pp.   
* Sumiya, Mikio, ed.  ''A History of Japanese Trade and Industry Policy.'' Oxford U. Press, 2000. 662 pp.   
*  Umesao, Tadao.  ''An Ecological View of History: Japanese Civilization in the World Context.'' Melbourne: Trans Pacific Press, 2003. 208 pp.   
*  Umesao, Tadao.  ''An Ecological View of History: Japanese Civilization in the World Context.'' Melbourne: Trans Pacific Press, 2003. 208 pp.   


===Culture===
===Cultural history===
* Dumoulin, Heinrich.  ''Zen Buddhism: A History. Vol. 2. Japan.'' Macmillan, 1989. 509 pp.   
* Dumoulin, Heinrich.  ''Zen Buddhism: A History. Vol. 2. Japan.'' Macmillan, 1989. 509 pp.   
* Duus, Peter, ed.  ''The Japanese Discovery of America: A Brief History with Documents.'' Bedford Books, 1997. 226 pp. 
*  Guttmann, Allen and Thompson, Lee.  ''Japanese Sports: A History.'' U. of Hawai`i Press, 2001. 368 pp.  
*  Guttmann, Allen and Thompson, Lee.  ''Japanese Sports: A History.'' U. of Hawai`i Press, 2001. 368 pp.  
* Harootunian, Harry.  ''History's Disquiet: Modernity, Cultural Practice, and the Question of Everyday Life.'' Columbia U. Press, 2000. 182 pp. 
*  Kitagawa Joseph M. ''Religion in Japanese History.'' 1966.
*  Kitagawa Joseph M. ''Religion in Japanese History.'' 1966.
* Kuitert, Wybe.  ''Themes in the History of Japanese Garden Art. ''  
* Kuitert, Wybe.  ''Themes in the History of Japanese Garden Art'' U. of Hawai`i Pr., 2002. 283 pp.   
U. of Hawai`i Pr., 2002. 283 pp.   
* Leiter, Samuel L.  ''A Kabuki Reader: History and Performance.'' M. E. Sharpe, 2002. 430 pp.   
* Leiter, Samuel L.  ''A Kabuki Reader: History and Performance.'' M. E. Sharpe, 2002. 430 pp.   
* Mason, Penelope.  ''History of Japanese Art.'' Abrams, 1993. 431 pp.   
* Mason, Penelope.  ''History of Japanese Art.'' Abrams, 1993. 431 pp.   
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* Sansom, Sir George B. ''Japan, A Short Cultural History.'' 1978. [http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=23172776 online edition]  
* Sansom, Sir George B. ''Japan, A Short Cultural History.'' 1978. [http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=23172776 online edition]  
* Standish, Isolde.  ''A New History of Japanese Cinema: A Century of Narrative Film.'' New York: Continuum, 2005. 452 pp.   
* Standish, Isolde.  ''A New History of Japanese Cinema: A Century of Narrative Film.'' New York: Continuum, 2005. 452 pp.   
* Wakabayashi, Bob Tadashi.  ''Modern Japanese Thought.'' Cambridge U. Press, 1998. 403 pp.
* Wakabayashi, Bob Tadashi.  ''Modern Japanese Thought.'' Cambridge U. Press, 1998. 403 pp.
 
===Primary sources===
===Primary sources===
* Cook, Haruko Taya and Cook, Theodore F. eds. ''Japan at War: An Oral History.'' W. W. Norton, 1992. 504 pp., World War II homefront
* Huffman, James L. ed. ''Modern Japan: A History in Documents'' (2004)
*  Tsunoda, Ryusaku, W. T. de Bary, and Donald Keene, eds. ''Sources of Japanese Tradition.'' 1958.
*  Tsunoda, Ryusaku, W. T. de Bary, and Donald Keene, eds. ''Sources of Japanese Tradition.'' 1958.
* Yoshida, Shigeru. ''The Yoshida Memoirs: The Story of Japan in Crisis'' 1961, on Occupayion, 1945-51 [http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=34588784 online edition]

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  • Huffman, James L., ed. Modern Japan: An Encyclopedia of History, Culture, and Nationalism. Garland, 1998. 316 pp.
  • Itasaka, Gen, ed. Japan Encyclopedia, 9 vols. Tokyo: Kodansha, 19 83.
  • Perkins, Dorothy. Encyclopedia of Japan: Japanese History and Culture, from Abacus to Zori. Facts on File, 1991. 410 pp.

Geography and guides

  • Cressey George B. Asia's Lands and Peoples. 1963.
  • DK, Japan (Eyewitness Travel Guides) (2007) excerpt and text search
  • Reiber, Beth, and Janie Spencer. Frommer's Japan (2006) excerpt and text search
  • Rowthorn, Chris et al. Lonely Planet Japan (2005) excerpt and text search
  • Trewartha Glenn T. Japan: A Physical, Cultural and Regional Geography. 1965.

Economy

  • Grimes, William W. Unmaking the Japanese Miracle: Macroeconomic Politics, 1985-2000 (2002) excerpt and text search
  • Ito, Takatoshi, Hugh Patrick, and David E. Weinstein. Reviving Japan's Economy: Problems and Prescriptions (2005) excerpt and text search
  • Karan, Pradyumna P., and Dick Gilbreath. Japan in the 21st Century: Environment, Economy, and Society (2005)
  • Lincoln, James R., and Michael L. Gerlach. Japan's Network Economy: Structure, Persistence, and Change (2007) excerpt and text search
  • Ohtsu, Makoto. Inside Japanese Business: A Narrative History, 1960-2000. East Gate, 2002. 459 pp.
  • Wood, Christopher. The Bubble Economy: Japan's Extraordinary Speculative Boom of the '80s And the Dramatic Bust of the '90s (2005)

Government and current affairs

  • Curtis, Gerald L. The Logic of Japanese Politics (2000) excerpt and text search
  • Hayes, Louis D. Introduction To Japanese Politics (2004) excerpt and text search
  • Hughes, Christopher W. Japan's Re-emergence as a 'Normal' Military Power (2006) excerpt and text search
  • Kawabata, Eiji. Contemporary Government Reform in Japan: The Dual State in Flux (2006) excerpt and text search
  • LaFeber, Walter. The Clash: A History of U.S.-Japan Relations. W. W. Norton, 1997. 544 pp.
  • Samuels, Richard J. Securing Japan: Tokyo's Grand Strategy and the Future of East Asia (2007) excerpt and text search
  • Stockwin, J. A.A. Dictionary of the Modern Politics of Japan. Routledge. 2003. 291pp online edition
  • Sudo, Sueo The International Relations of Japan and South East Asia: Forging a New Regionalism Routledge, 2002 online edition
  • Vogel, Steven Kent. Japan Remodeled: How Government And Industry Are Reforming Japanese Capitalism (2006) excerpt and text search

History

For a more detailed bibliography see history of Japan

Surveys

Specialized studies

  • Dower, John W. Embracing Defeat: Japan in the Wake of World War II. W. W. Norton, 1999. 688 pp. excerpt and text search
  • Dower, John W. War without Mercy: Race and Power in the Pacific War. Pantheon, 1986. 398 pp. excerpt and text search
  • Edgerton, Robert B. Warriors of the Rising Sun: A History of the Japanese Military. W. W. Norton, 1999. 384 pp. excerpt and text search
  • Ericson, Steven J. The Sound of the Whistle: Railroads and the State in Meiji Japan. Harvard U. Press, 1996. 506 pp.
  • Iriye, Akira. Power and Culture: The Japanese-American War, 1941-1945 (1981),
  • LaFeber, Walter. The Clash: A History of U.S.-Japan Relations. W. W. Norton, 1997. 544 pp.
  • Mosk, Carl. Japanese Industrial History: Technology, Urbanization, and Economic Growth. M. E. Sharpe, 2001. 293 pp.
  • Ohtsu, Makoto. Inside Japanese Business: A Narrative History, 1960-2000. East Gate, 2002. 459 pp.
  • Sumiya, Mikio, ed. A History of Japanese Trade and Industry Policy. Oxford U. Press, 2000. 662 pp.
  • Umesao, Tadao. An Ecological View of History: Japanese Civilization in the World Context. Melbourne: Trans Pacific Press, 2003. 208 pp.

Cultural history

  • Dumoulin, Heinrich. Zen Buddhism: A History. Vol. 2. Japan. Macmillan, 1989. 509 pp.
  • Guttmann, Allen and Thompson, Lee. Japanese Sports: A History. U. of Hawai`i Press, 2001. 368 pp.
  • Kitagawa Joseph M. Religion in Japanese History. 1966.
  • Kuitert, Wybe. Themes in the History of Japanese Garden Art U. of Hawai`i Pr., 2002. 283 pp.
  • Leiter, Samuel L. A Kabuki Reader: History and Performance. M. E. Sharpe, 2002. 430 pp.
  • Mason, Penelope. History of Japanese Art. Abrams, 1993. 431 pp.
  • Morris-Suzuki, Tessa. A History of Japanese Economic Thought Routledge, 1991 online edition
  • Roberts, Laurance P. A. Dictionary of Japanese Artists. Tokyo: 1976.
  • Sansom, Sir George B. Japan, A Short Cultural History. 1978. online edition
  • Standish, Isolde. A New History of Japanese Cinema: A Century of Narrative Film. New York: Continuum, 2005. 452 pp.
  • Wakabayashi, Bob Tadashi. Modern Japanese Thought. Cambridge U. Press, 1998. 403 pp.

Primary sources

  • Huffman, James L. ed. Modern Japan: A History in Documents (2004)
  • Tsunoda, Ryusaku, W. T. de Bary, and Donald Keene, eds. Sources of Japanese Tradition. 1958.
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