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Modern Japan

by Peter Duus · 1997

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This introductory text presents an extremely clear and well-written account of the political, social, and economic events from the late Tokugawa society of 1800 to the present.

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historyhistoryMore like thisLess of this
Setting
19th century19th centuryMore like thisLess of thisJapanJapanMore like thisLess of thisAsiaAsiaMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 376 pages

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