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History - Asia

A guide to Asian history resources recommended by the library.

Books on Japanese History

Selected books at Kresge Library

The Cambridge History of Japan by Peter Duus (Editor)
Call Number: DS835 .C36 1988
ISBN: 9781139055109
Publication Date: 2008
6 volumes covering Japan's entire history, with authoritative essays and bibliographies.
A Companion to Japanese History by William M. Tsutsui (Editor)
Call Number: DS835 .C65 2007
ISBN: 1405116900
Publication Date: 2007
An authoritative overview of current debates and approaches within the study of Japan's history. Composed of 30 chapters written by an international group of scholars.

Learn more about what's in JapanKnowledge

Primary Sources Online

Nippon in the World
Selected items from the Modern Japanese Political History Materials owned by the National Diet Library

Japanese Historical Text Initiative

Birth of the Constitution of Japan

U.S. Government decision to Drop the Atomic Bomb (Truman Library)

Japanese Old Photographs of the Bakumatsu-Meiji Periods

Joseph Berry Keenan Digital Collection
Japanese War Crimes Trial

Japan National Archives digital collections

Hiroshima archive

Kyoto University Digital Archive

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