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Modern Japan

Paperback • 2009 • English

Modern Japan: A Very Short Introduction

By Goto-Jones, Christopher

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About the book

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. ...Show more

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9780199235698

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Published year

2009

Language

English

Original title

Modern Japan

Format

Paperback

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