Japan: A Modern History

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A Modern History provides a comprehensive narrative that integrates the political, social, cultural, and economic history of modern Japan from the investiture of Tokugawa Ieyasu in 1603 to the present.

Genres: HistoryJapanNonfictionJapanese LiteratureAsiaJapanese HistoryCulturalWorld HistorySchool

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