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Title
Japan: Past and Present
Author
Edwin O. Reischauer
Year
1947
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Location
New York
Source
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Geographic Background
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The Early Japanese
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The Coming of Chinese Civilization
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The Growth of a Native Culture
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The Development of a Feudal Society
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Growth and Change in the Feudal System
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The Reestablishment of National Unity
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The Creation of a Modern State
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List of Maps
Japan Superimposed on the United States
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Ancient Centers of Civilization
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Early Migrations to Japan
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Routes Between Japan and China
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Plan of Ancient Kyoto
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Japan in the Feudal Period
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Japan in the Tokugawa Period
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Major Railway Lines of Modern Japan
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The Far East in Modern Times
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Japanese Expansion Before December 1941
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The Japanese Empire and the Line of Furthest
Conquest, 1931–1945
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