HI 472: Modern Japan, 1850-Present

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Useful Library of Congress Subject Headings:
Japan - History - Meiji period, 1868-1912
Japan - History - 20th Century
Japan - History - Taisho period, 1912-1926
Japan - History - 1912-1945
Japan - History - 1926-1945
Japan - History - Showa period
Japan - History - Allied occupation, 1945-1952
Japan - History - 1945-

Librarian Contact Information

Cindy Levine, Reference Librarian for the Humanities
515-2915
cindy_levine@ncsu.edu