Showa: The Japan of Hirohito

by Carol Gluck

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This stimulating and comprehensive (Kirkus Reviews) collection of original essays on twentieth-century Japan's history and culture provides a unique mix of American and Japanese perspectives on Showa. With an important, substantial Introduction by Carol Gluck, the volume explores the strengths of the Japanese economy, the issue of democracy and Japan's political culture, Japan's achievements in technology and the arts, and its relations with other Asian nations and the United States.

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0393310647

ISBN13:9780393310641

Release Date:August 1993

Publisher:W. W. Norton & Company

Length:380 Pages

Weight:0.50 lbs.

Dimensions:1.1" x 6.1" x 9.2"

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Asia History Japan

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