Since it was first published, Sources of Japanese Tradition, Volume 2, has been considered the authoritative sourcebook for readers and scholars interested in Japan from 1600 to 2000. Wonderfully varied in its selections, this eagerly anticipated revised edition includes many new documents. The volume's essays, manifestos, religious tracts, political documents, and memoirs reflect major Japanese religious, philosophical, social, and political movements. The selections examine the spread of neo-Confucianism, early encounters with the West, Japanese poetry and aesthetics, and the Meiji Restoration. As Japan entered the twentieth century, new political and social movements - Marxism, socialism, feminism, nationalism - entered the national consciousness. Later writings look at the buildup to war with the United States, military defeat, and American occupation. Writings from the postwar period echo Japan's struggle with its own history and its development as a liberal capitalist democracy. Sources of Japanese Tradition includes selections from modern Japan's most important philosophers, religious figures, writers, and politicians. The volume also offers extensive introductory essays and commentary to assist in understanding the documents' historical setting and significance.