A history of Japan : from stone age to superpower / Henshall, Kenneth G.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

From the Stone Age to Statehood: myths, prehistory, and ancient history (to 710) -- Of courtiers and warriors: early and Medieval history (710-1600) -- The closed country: the Tokugawa Period (1600-1868) -- Building a modern nation: the Meiji Period (1868-1912) -- The excesses of ambition: the Pacific War -- A phoenix from the ashes: postwar successes and beyond.