Introduction, Ian Neary; Chapter 1 Some aspects of the Tokugawa outer world view, Karine Marandjian; Chapter 2 The Meiji Restoration, Ben-Ami Shillony; Chapter 3 Soviet-Japanese studies on the problem of the Meiji Ishin and the development of capitalism in Japan, Julia Mikhailova; Chapter 4 Tradition as justification for change, Margaret Mehl; Chapter 5 Between revolution and reaction, Ulrike Wöhr; Chapter 6 Green before their time?, John Crump; Chapter 7 ::, Olavi K. Fält; Chapter 8 The post-surrender democratisation of Japan, Isono Fujiko; Chapter 9 A revolution in labour law?, Anthony Woodiwiss; Chapter 10 ::, Kat? Tetsuro; Chapter 11 Yellow Athena, David Williams;.