Modern Japan: a Very Short Introduction

Name: Modern Japan: a Very Short Introduction
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ISBN: 9780199235698

ISBN-10: 0199235694

ISBN-13: 9780199235698

Edition: 2009

Authors: Christopher Goto-Jones

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Japan is arguably today's most successful industrial economy, combining almost unprecedented affluence with social stability and apparent harmony. Japanese goods and cultural products--from animated movies and computer games to cars, semiconductors, and management techniques--are consumed around the world, In many ways, Japan is an icon of the modern world, and yet it remains something of an enigma to many, who see it as a confusing montage of the alien and the familiar, the ancient and modern. This Very Short Introduction explodes the myths and explores the reality of modern Japan, offering a concise, engaging, and accessible look at the history, economy, politics, and culture of this…

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List price: $12.99
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 8/15/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 163
Size: 6.86" wide x 4.44" long x 0.40" tall
Weight: 0.308
Language: English



Introduction: What is Modern Japan?



Japan's Encounter with the Modern World



Overcoming Modernity in Imperial Japan



Overcome by the Modern: the US Occupation



Japan's Miraculous Modern Economy



Towards a Post-Modern Society



Normalcy and Japan's Place in the Modern World


Further reading