The Cambridge History of Japan
The Cambridge history of Japan is a multi-volume survey of Japanese history published by Cambridge University Press. This was the first major collaborative synthesis presenting the current state of knowledge of Japanese history.[1] The series aims to present as full a view of Japanese history as possible.[2] The collaborative work brings together the writing of Japanese specialists and historians of Japan.[1]
History
Plans for the project were initiated in the 1970s; and the first of the volumes was published in 1988.
The general editor, John Whitney Hall, was expressly focused on the task of identifying arrays of relationships in Japanese history -- such as, for example, between the chronology of military exploits in the 16th century and an account of consequences which developed over time.[3]
The several volumes include:
- Vol. 1. Ancient Japan, edited by Delmer Brown (1993)[4]
- Vol. 2. Heian Japan, edited by Donald Shively and William H. McCullough (1999)[5]
- Vol. 3. Medieval Japan, edited by Kozo Yamamura (1990)[6]
- Vol. 4. Early modern Japan, edited by John Whitney Hall and James McClain (1991)[7]
- Vol. 5. The Nineteenth Century, edited by Marius Jansen (1989)[8]
- Vol. 6. The Twentieth Century, edited by Peter Duus (1988)[9]
Notes
- ^ a b Cambridge University Press, publisher's blurb; retrieved 2011-08-12
- ^ Borgen, Robert and Gina L. Barnes, "Review: The Cambridge History of Japan, Vol. 1, Ancient Japan by Delmer M. Brown," Journal of Japanese Studies, Vol. 22, No. 1 (Winter, 1996), pp. 129-133.
- ^ De-Min Tao. "Review: The Cambridge History of Japan, Volume 4: Early Modern Japan by John W. Hall," Monumenta Nipponica, Vol. 47, No. 3 (Autumn, 1992), pp. 407-410; retrieved 2011-08-12
- ^ Vol. 1. Ancient Japan, OCLC 457145728 (e-book)
- ^ Vol. 2. Heian Japan, OCLC 457145736 (e-book)
- ^ Vol. 3. Medieval Japan, OCLC 457145743 (e-book)
- ^ Vol. 4. Early modern Japan, 715996349
- ^ Vol. 5. The Nineteenth Century, OCLC 457145753 (e-book)
- ^ Vol. 6. The Twentieth Century, OCLC 440769619 (e-book)
References
- Hall, John Whitney. (1988-1999). Cambridge History of Japan. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. OCLC 17483588
- Macfarlane, Alan. "'Japan' in an English Mirror," Modern Asian Studies,Volume 31, Issue 4 (Oct., 1997), 763-806.
External links
- Cambridge University Press, Cambridge history online