books.google.com - One of the major transformations in world history during the twentieth century has been the slow shift of world economic and political power from the Atlantic to the Pacific Rim. Japan has played a key role in spurring this transformation. The country's rise to a position of international prominence...http://books.google.com/books/about/The_Cambridge_History_of_Japan.html?id=RpDDxDAxHjEC&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareThe Cambridge History of Japan
