The Japanese Today by Edwin O Reischauer
A classic, short history of Japan, this book has been brought up to date by Marius Jansen, now our most distinguished interpreter of Japanese history. Jansen gives a lucid account and analysis of the events that have rocked Japan since 1990, taking the story through the election of Murayama as Prime Minister.Praise for the previous edition:
Edwin Reischauer displays a novelist’s sensitivity in this thorough overview, managing to explain the paradoxes of Japan without diminishing the sense of mystery… The Japanese Today offers the broadest available overview of the world’s third greatest economic power, sagaciously exploring politics, history, religion, and education
[Reischauer] is one of few Westerners who knows so well the social, cultural, political, and economic developments of Japanese society. -- Badar A. Iqbal * Japan Times *
For many years Americans headed for careers in Japan have been preparing themselves with the books of Edwin O. Reischauer. Few people know the subject better than he. -- John Burgess * Washington Post Book World *
Born and brought up in Japan and, in the 1960s, American ambassador to Tokyo, [Reischauer] is well placed to analyze the special qualities of a people who down the years have fluctuated between self-deprecation and an almost cosmic arrogance, and who now seem poised to achieve dominance over the global economy. -- Alexander MacLeod * London Sunday Times *
Edwin O. Reischauer was University Professor at Harvard University. Marius B. Jansen was Professor Emeritus of Japanese History and East Asian Studies, Princeton University, and author of Sakamoto Ryoma and the Meiji Restoration.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780674471849 |
| ISBN 10 | 0674471849 |
| Title | The Japanese Today |
| Author | Edwin O Reischauer |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Harvard University Press |
| Year published | 1995-03-05 |
| Number of pages | 438 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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