Early Modern Japan
4 articles tagged with "Early Modern Japan"
Japan's Hidden Modernity: The Early 19th Century Transition
Explore Japan's early 19th century transformation through economic growth and urbanization beneath conservative surface.
Early Modern Japan: Challenges of Isolationism and Christian Persecution
Explore seventeenth-century Japan's transition under the Tokugawa shogunate, marked by internal threats, external pressures, and severe Christian persecution leading to isolationism.
Social Hierarchy and Stability in Early Modern Japan
Explore how rigid social stratification in Tokugawa Japan ensured stability after centuries of civil war.
Portuguese Influence on Early Modern Japan
Explore how Portuguese traders transformed early modern Japan through firearms and new crops, leading to military changes, economic growth, and political consolidation.