Walker Brett L. A Concise History of Japan

Cambridge University Press, 2015. — 943 p. — ISBN: 978-1-107-00418-4.List of Illustrations
List of MapsChronology
Introduction : Writing Japanese History
The Birth of Yamato State, 14,500 BCE—710 CE
The Courtly Age , 710—1185
The Rise of Samurai Rule ,1185—1336
Medieval Japan and Warring States Period, 1336—1573
Japan s Encounter with Europe, 1543—1640
Unifying the Realm, 1560—1603
Early Modern Japan, 1600- 1800
The Rise of Imperial Nationalism, 1770 1854
Meiji Enlightment, 1868-1912
Meiji s Discontents, 1868-1920
The Birth of Japan Imperial State, 1800-1910
Empire and Imperial Democracy, 1905-1931
The Pacific War, 1931-1945
Japan s Post-War History, 1945-Present
Natural Disasters and the Edge of HistoryFurther Reading