{"product_id":"a-handbook-of-modern-japan-large-print","title":"A Handbook of Modern Japan — Large Print","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat does a nation look like as it rebuilds its government while daily life carries older customs?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn A Handbook of Modern Japan, Ernest W. Clement guides you through a country changing at startling speed. His 1903 account brings geography, history, government, religion, schooling, language, and art together. The islands provide the starting point for a wider look at Japanese society at the turn of the twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClement writes as an American teacher and Christian missionary who lives and works in Japan. He traces the shift from feudal rule to a modern state, then turns toward faith, education, and the home. His account offers a foreign resident’s view of a transforming nation, with period assumptions that readers should keep in mind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat you'll discover\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe land beneath society\u003c\/strong\u003e – Begin with Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu, and Shikoku, the main islands that ground this account.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFrom shoguns to state\u003c\/strong\u003e – Follow Japan’s movement from military rulers governing in the emperor’s name toward a modern state.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFaith and the classroom\u003c\/strong\u003e – Explore Clement’s treatment of religion and schooling, including Shinto reverence for spirits and the imperial line.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAcross the household threshold\u003c\/strong\u003e – Step into homes with floor mats, sliding screens, and shoes left at the door.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAn outsider’s period view\u003c\/strong\u003e – Read Japanese life through a resident observer’s eyes, while weighing the limits of his perspective.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers of history and travel, students of the Meiji era, and anyone curious about outside views of Japan in 1903.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpen the first page now and begin with the land and people of a nation in transition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Library of Alexandria Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59534642020700,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1027\/9442\/8764\/files\/04472_en_ebook-front_c26_8839b5a3-55c7-471f-85e7-87fde1fa5f39.jpg?v=1792174995","url":"https:\/\/libraryofalexandria.com\/products\/a-handbook-of-modern-japan-large-print","provider":"The Library of Alexandria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}