The Cambridge History of Japan
Encyclopedia
The Cambridge History of Japan is a multi-volume survey of Japanese history published by Cambridge University Press
(CUP). This was the first major collaborative synthesis presenting the current state of knowledge of Japanese history. The series aims to present as full a view of Japanese history as possible. The collaborative work brings together the writing of Japanese specialists and historians of Japan.
The general editor, John Whitney Hall
, was expressly focused on the task of identifying arrays of relationships in Japanese history -- such as, for example, between the chronology of military exploits in the 16th century and an account of consequences which developed over time.
The several volumes include:
Cambridge University Press
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(CUP). This was the first major collaborative synthesis presenting the current state of knowledge of Japanese history. The series aims to present as full a view of Japanese history as possible. The collaborative work brings together the writing of Japanese specialists and historians of Japan.
History
Plans for the project were initiated in the 1970s; and the first of the volumes was published in 1988.The general editor, John Whitney Hall
John Whitney Hall
John Whitney Hall , the Tokyo-born son of missionaries in Japan, grew up to become a pioneer in the field of Japanese studies and one of the most respected historians of Japan of his generation. His life work was recognized by the Japanese government...
, was expressly focused on the task of identifying arrays of relationships in Japanese history -- such as, for example, between the chronology of military exploits in the 16th century and an account of consequences which developed over time.
The several volumes include:
- Vol. 1. Ancient Japan, edited by Delmer Brown (1993)
- Vol. 2. Heian Japan, edited by Donald ShivelyDonald ShivelyDonald Howard Shively was an American academic, historian, Japanologist, author and professor emeritus of East Asian Languages and cultures at University of California, Berkeley.-Early life:...
and William H. McCullough (1999) - Vol. 3. Medieval Japan, edited by Kozo Yamamura (1990)
- Vol. 4. Early modern Japan, edited by John Whitney Hall and James McClain (1991)
- Vol. 5. The Nineteenth Century, edited by Marius JansenMarius JansenMarius Berthus Jansen was an American academic, historian, and Emeritus Professor of Japanese History at Princeton University....
(1989) - Vol. 6. The Twentieth Century, edited by Peter Duus (1988)
External links
- Cambridge University Press, Cambridge history online