How Long to Read The Making of Modern Japan

How Long Does it Take to Read The Making of Modern Japan?

It takes the average reader 15 hours and 44 minutes to read The Making of Modern Japan by Marius B. Jansen

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Magisterial in vision, sweeping in scope, this monumental work presents a seamless account of Japanese society during the modern era, from 1600 to the present. A distillation of more than fifty years’ engagement with Japan and its history, it is the crowning work of our leading interpreter of the modern Japanese experience. Since 1600 Japan has undergone three periods of wrenching social and institutional change, following the imposition of hegemonic order on feudal society by the Tokugawa shogun; the opening of Japan’s ports by Commodore Perry; and defeat in World War II. The Making of Modern Japan charts these changes: the social engineering begun with the founding of the shogunate in 1600, the emergence of village and castle towns with consumer populations, and the diffusion of samurai values in the culture. Marius Jansen covers the making of the modern state, the adaptation of Western models, growing international trade, the broadening opportunity in Japanese society with industrialization, and the postwar occupation reforms imposed by General MacArthur. Throughout, the book gives voice to the individuals and views that have shaped the actions and beliefs of the Japanese, with writers, artists, and thinkers, as well as political leaders given their due. The story this book tells, though marked by profound changes, is also one of remarkable consistency, in which continuities outweigh upheavals in the development of society, and successive waves of outside influence have only served to strengthen a sense of what is unique and native to Japanese experience. The Making of Modern Japan takes us to the core of this experience as it illuminates one of the contemporary world’s most compelling transformations.

How long is The Making of Modern Japan?

The Making of Modern Japan by Marius B. Jansen is 933 pages long, and a total of 236,049 words.

This makes it 315% the length of the average book. It also has 288% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Making of Modern Japan Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 21 hours and 29 minutes to read The Making of Modern Japan aloud.

What Reading Level is The Making of Modern Japan?

The Making of Modern Japan is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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