Native Sources of Japanese Industrialization, 1750-1920 - by Thomas C Smith (Paperback)

About the Book

"This collections of essays is one of a kind, an outstanding exposition of a set of interpretations and body of information richly illuminating of a first-class scholarly mind."--Conrad Totman, Yale University

Book Synopsis

Native Sources is a collection of seminal essays on the demographic, economic, and social history of Tokugawa and modern Japan by one of the most eminent historians of Japan in this country. Gathered together for the first time and made accessible to students and scholars, Professor Smith's essays are indispensable reading for anyone interested in Japan's remarkable history.

From the Back Cover

This collections of essays is one of a kind, an outstanding exposition of a set of interpretations and body of information richly illuminating of a first-class scholarly mind.--Conrad Totman, Yale University

Review Quotes

"All of these essays are not only informative and analytically compelling, but raise important questions designed to encourage further inquiries. . . . As a collection, these articles reflect both a sensitivity to Japanese social character and a sophisticated challenge to universal truths about modern industrial societies and human relations."--William B. Hauser, "Monumenta Nipponica

About the Author

Thomas C. Smith is Emeritus Professor of History at the University of California, Berkeley.