Modern Japan , None

The fall of the Tokugawa order, 1800-1868. Late Tokugawa society -- The political heritage -- Economic and social change -- The fall of the old order -- The pursuit of wealth and power, 1868-1905. Revolution from above -- Protest and dissent -- The turn toward stability -- The rise of imperialism -- The beginning of industrialization -- Political change, crisis and war, 1905-1945. The rise of party government -- Economic growth and social change -- The empire between the wars -- Militarism and war -- The Pacific war -- Peace, prosperity, and stability, 1945-present. Occupation, reform and recovery -- The politics of confrontation -- The economic miracle -- The price of affluence -- The conservative resurgence -- Japan in the 1990s