Tetsuo Najita and J. Victor Koschmann, Conflict in Modern Japanese History: The Neglected Tradition (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1982).I really enjoyed this volume on a number of levels, though I didn't find it terribly cohesive (probably not inappropriate for a volume about conflict). Part I on the Tokugawa/Meiji period is fantastic ( Read more... )

Tetsuo Najita, Japan: The Intellectual Foundations of Modern Japanese Politics (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1974).If I'm not mistaken, this was intended to be a textbook of sorts; I'm not sure how successful it is from that perspective, but as a concise 'fill in the gaps' type refresher, it was really good. Not the most thrilling or ( Read more... )