Japan in Transformation, 1952-2000

by Jeffrey Kingston

Book Overview

AUTHOR copy: Japan in Transformation explores the conservative inertias and progressive yearnings that characterise contemporary Japan. The second half of the twentieth century was a tumultuous period that transformed the way Japanese view the world and act in it. This ideological transformation was driven by and reinforced institutional changes, economic development, political ferment and the dynamic tension between prevailing norms and shifting...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0582418755
• ISBN13: 9780582418752
• Release Date: May 2001
• Publisher: Longman Publishing Group
• Length: 260 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.2" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

Great for history of modern Japan

I got this book as a requirement of a history of modern Japan class and it was very interesting to read. At times it reads like a text book, but there are small articles that are easier to get through and more informative than a general text book.