The New History Textbook(revised edition)[Fusôsha] Introduction  An Invitation to History What It Means to Study History/The Flow of Japanese History: Historical Yardsticks Thematic study: Exploring historical origins: Investigating the history of familiar things Thematic study: Making a history newspaper/Acting out history Chapter 1  Prehistoric and Ancient Japan SECTION 1.  JAPAN'S DAWN 1.  Where the Japanese came from 2.  Jômon culture Thematic study: The Sannai Maruyama excavation (visiting the site) 3.  The birth of civilization and ancient Chinese civilization 4.  The expansion of rice farming and Yayoi culture SECTION 2.  THE FORMATION OF AN ANCIENT NATION 5.  Descriptions of Japan in Chinese historical texts 6.  The Yamato Court and the spread of kofun tumuli Reading column: Emperor Jinmu and the legend of his eastward expedition Thematic study: Exploring a kofun 7.  The Yamato Court and East Asia SECTION 3.  THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE RITSURYÔ STATE 8.  The new government of Prince Shôtoku 9.  The embassy to Sui China and the beginning of the title of "emperor" 10.  The Taika reforms Scenes from history: The end of the Soga clan 11.  The origin of the name of Japan 12.  The Taihô Codes and Heijôkyô 13.  The Nara period and the ritsuryô state Reading column: Japan's legends 14.  Asuka and Tenpyô culture Scenes from history: Commemorating the creation of the great Buddha statue SECTION 4.  THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE RITSURYÔ STATE 15.  Heiankyô and government by regent 16.  The arrival of the warrior class and rule by retired emperors 17.  Heian culture Personage column: Kûkai Reading column: The development of the kana script Personage column: Murasaki Shikibu and women's literature Thematic study: Investigating the cultural heritage of Nara and Kyoto Chapter 1 conclusion Chapter 2  Japan in the Middle Ages SECTION 1.  THE BEGINNING OF WARRIOR GOVERNMENT 18.  The fortune and decline of the Taira clan 19.  The Kamakura shogunate 20.  The Mongol invasions Scenes from history: The Mongol invasions Personage column: Minamoto no Yoritomo Reading column: The life of a warrior 21.  Kamakura culture SECTION 2.  DEVELOPMENTS IN WARRIOR GOVERNMENT 22.  The new regime of Kenmu and the civil war between the Northern and Southern Courts 23.  The Muromachi shogunate 24.  Cities in the middle ages and changes in farming villages 25.  Muromachi culture Thematic study: Making use of a museum: investigating tatami mats 26.  The Ônin War and the Sengoku daimyô Chapter 2 conclusion Chapter 3  Early modern Japan SECTION 1.  FROM THE SENGOKU PERIOD TO UNIFICATION OF THE NATION 27.  The Europeans advance across the globe 28.  The arrival of Europeans in Japan 29.  Oda Nobunaga and Toyotomi Hideyoshi 30.  Hideyoshi's rule 31.  Momoyama culture SECTION 2.  THE POLITICS OF THE EDO SHOGUNATE 32.  The establishment of the Edo shogunate Personage column: Nobunaga, Hideyoshi, Ieyasu: profiles of the unifiers of the nation Thematic study: Exploring a castle 33.  The foreign policy of the Edo shogunate 34.  Foreign relations during the period of national seclusion 35.  The peaceful, stable society of the Edo period SECTION 3.  THE DEVELOPMENT OF INDUSTRY AND PROSPERITY OF THE THREE CITIES 36.  The development of agriculture, industry, and transportation 37.  Tsunayoshi's enlightened rule and Genroku culture Reading column: Bushidô and the ideal of loyalty Personage column: Ninomiya Sontoku and the spirit of diligence SECTION 4.  THE DEVELOPMENT OF SHOGUNAL GOVERNMENT 38.  The Kyôhô Reforms and Tanuma rule Personage column: Aoki Kon'yô, the "Sweet Potato Professor" 39.  The Kansei and Tempô reforms 40.  Contact with the nations of the West 41.  Kasei culture Reading column: The impact of ukiyoe paintings 42.  New studies and new trends in thought Thematic study: Investigating Edo technology Chapter 3 conclusion Chapter 4  The creation of modern Japan SECTION 1.  THE ADVANCE OF WESTERN POWERS AND THE CRISIS OF THE SHOGUNATE 43.  The Industrial Revolution and popular revolutions 44.  The advance of the Western powers into Asia 45.  Perry's arrival and the opening of Japan 46.  The development of the sonnô jôi ("revere the emperor, expel the barbarians") movement 47.  The Satsuma-Chôshû alliance and the end of the shogunate SECTION 2.  THE MEIJI RESTORATION 48.  The beginning of the Meiji Restoration 49.  The path to a centralized state 50.  Education, military, and tax reforms Reading column: What was the Meiji Restoration? 51.  Determining borders with neighboring countries 52.  The Iwakura Mission and Seikanron 53.  "Raise production, nurture industry" and "Civilization and enlightenment" SECTION 3.  THE LAUNCHING OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL STATE 54.  The struggle to revise the unequal treaties 55.  The Freedom and People's Rights Movement 56.  The Constitution of the Empire of Japan Personage column: Itô Hirobumi Reading column: The Korean Peninsula and Japan 57.  The Sino-Japanese War 58.  The Russo-Japanese War Scenes from history:  The Sea of Japan naval battle 59.  Japan joins the ranks of the great powers Personage column: The development of Taiwan and Hatta Yoichi SECTION 4.  THE DEVELOPMENT OF MODERN INDUSTRY AND THE FORMATION OF CULTURE 60.  The development of modern industry 61.  The flower of Meiji culture blooms Personage column: Tsuda Umeko Thematic study: Let's visit a Western-style building Chapter 4 conclusion Chapter 5  The Era of the World Wars and Japan SECTION 1.  THE PERIOD OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR 62.  The First World War 63.  The Russian Revolution and the end of the Great War 64.  The Treaty of Versailles and the world after the Great War 65.  The development of party politics 66.  Japanese-American relations and the Washington Conference Scenes from history: The American fleet visits Japan 67.  Taishô culture SECTION 2.  THE PERIOD OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR 68.  The rise of communism and fascism 69.  China's anti-Japanese movement and the failure of conciliatory diplomacy 70.  The Manchurian Incident 71.  The Sino-Japanese War 72.  Deteriorating Japan-US relations 73.  World War II Personage column: Higuchi Kiichirô and Sugihara Chiune, Japanese who helped the persecuted Jews 74.  The Greater East Asia War (the Pacific War) 75.  The Greater East Asia Conference 76.  Life in wartime 77.  Diplomacy at the end of the war and Japan's defeat SECTION 3.  JAPAN'S REVIVAL AND THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY 78.  Japan under the Occupation and the Japanese Constitution Reading column: Victims of wars and totalitarianism in the twentieth century Reading column: Thinking about the Tokyo Tribunal 79.  Shifts in Occupation policy and the recovery of independence 80.  Japan and the world under the US-Soviet Cold War SECTION 4.  JAPAN'S HISTORICAL MISSION AS AN ECONOMIC SUPERPOWER 81.  The world's miracle, high-level economic growth 82.  The world after the collapse of communism and the role of Japan Thematic study: Investigating Shôwa culture Personage column: Emperor Shôwa Chapter 5 conclusion Adobe Acrobat Reader is free software that lets you view and print Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) files. 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