Project Gutenberg 2011-08-24 Public domain in the USA. 136 Hara, Katsuro 1871 1924 原勝郎 21001917 An Introduction to the History of Japan Produced by Adrian Mastronardi, Ernest Schaal, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "An Introduction to the History of Japan" by Katsuro Hara is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The publication aims to provide a comprehensive overview of Japanese history, emphasizing the evolution of its civilization beyond military accomplishments, addressing the importance of cultural, artistic, and social developments. This book appears particularly relevant given its publication during a time when Japan was seeking to assert itself as a modern nation on the world stage. The opening of the work presents a clear intention to bridge the gap of understanding between Japan and the Western world. Hara articulates concerns about foreign misperceptions of Japan, emphasizing the need to showcase its rich culture, arts, literature, and advancements in various fields. He highlights Japan’s unique historical trajectory, shaped by interactions with Chinese civilization and its own indigenous developments, while cautioning against the simplistic application of Western paradigms to understand Japanese history. The author also positions Japanese history as a microcosm of global history, suggesting that studying it can yield insights into broader historical trends and human advancement. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Japan -- History DS Text Browsing: History - British Browsing: History - General 793574 793582 2024-09-15T14:55:43.299418 2023-09-16T08:14:41.765935 text/html text/html 762905 2021-01-08T01:41:19 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 251807 2021-01-08T01:41:19 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 322784 2024-09-15T14:55:55.998350 application/epub+zip 331569 2024-09-15T14:55:46.208582 application/epub+zip 325976 2024-09-15T14:55:44.590433 application/epub+zip 674272 2024-09-15T14:56:03.010338 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 568636 2024-09-15T14:55:54.402365 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 563477 2022-09-17T05:34:31.422560 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 653832 653600 2024-09-15T14:55:41.458413 2023-09-16T08:14:40.004914 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 653249 2021-01-08T01:41:19 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 228367 2021-01-08T01:41:19 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 653291 2021-01-08T01:41:19 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 228111 2021-01-08T01:41:19 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19816 2024-09-15T14:56:03.163297 application/rdf+xml 15816 2024-09-15T14:55:45.028391 image/jpeg 3672 2024-09-15T14:55:44.808398 image/jpeg 304787 2024-09-15T14:55:43.359419 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog