The End of the Shoguns and the Birth of Modern Japan (Pivotal Moments in History)
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| Rating | : | 4.74 (897 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0822587475 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 160 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-05-06 |
| Language | : | English |
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End of the Shoguns: a review Albert Bowie 'The End of the Shoguns and the birth of modern japan' covers a very interesting period of Japanese history, of how the Tokugawa shoguns lost their grip on Japan and the emperors nominally regained it.This book describes this in a rather simplified way. It's only 160 pages long, has many pictures, and is written at a junior-high level. Yes, the authors do things like define common words, that any literate reader should know, in parentheses in the text. For example, they tell you that "typhoons" means "tropical storms";
He wrote The Persian Gulf and Iraq Wars (Chronicle of America's Wars, 2005) and Sudan: North Against South (World in Conflict, 1999) for Lerner Publishing Group.Mark E. Mark E. Zwier is the Associate Director of the English Language Center at Michigan State University. Cunningham majored in History and
In 1185 one local lord took control as shogun, leader of the samurai armies. For the next seven hundred years, the emperors were ceremonial figures, and the shoguns ruled Japan, banning interaction with the Western world. How did the end of the shoguns pave the way for modern Japan? Between the eighth and twelfth centuries, emperors ruled Japan. He opened Japan to modern technology, and his military advisers created a global fighting force. Japan's shogunate realized it didn't have the military technology to fight them. When the shogun government made concessions to the Westerners, Japanese lords were outraged and returned their support to the emperor. In the nineteenth century, Westerners demanded that Japan open to trade under the threat of invasion. In 1868 Emperor Meiji became ruler of Japan. But powerful families gained the loyalty of the samurai - the emperors' warriors. The shogunate crumbled. The end of the shoguns, which led to the birth of modern Japan, was one of the world's pivotal moments.
Mark has traveled extensively and has often been in Thailand on family visits. . He teaches teaches English as a second language at Michigan State University. A former Peace Corps Volunteer, he has lived and worked in Tunisia, Saudi Arabia, Spain, and Japan. Cunningham majored in History and Political Science at the University of Iowa and received an MA in English as a Second Language at the University of Northern Arizona. Cunningham majored in History and Political Science at the University of Iowa and received an MA in English as a Second Language at the University of Northern Arizona. He teaches teaches English as a second language at Michigan State University. A former Peace Corps Volunteer, he has lived and worked in Tunisia, Saudi Arabia, Spain, and Japan. Zwier is the Associate Director of the English Language Center at Michigan State University. Zwier is the Associate Director of the English Language Center at Michigan State