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Preface; Maps; Chronology; Introduction Delmer M. Brown; 1. The earliestsocieties in Japan J. Edward Kidder Jr.; 2. The Yamato kingdom Delmer M.Brown; 3. The century of reform Inoue Mitsusada and Delmer M. Brown; 4. TheNara state Naoki Kojiro (translated by Felicia G. Bock); 5. Japan and thecontinent Okazaki Takashi (translated by Janet Goodwin); 6. Early kamiworship Matsumae Takeshi (translated by Janet Goodwin); 7. Early Buddhaworship Sonoda Koyu and Delmer M. Brown; 8. Nara economic and socialinstitutions Torao Toshiya (translated by William Wayne Farris); 9. Asuka andNara culture: literacy, literature, and music Edwin A. Cranston; 10. Theearly evolution of historical consciousness Delmer M. Brown.