Contemporary Japan
Autor Kingstonen Limba Engleză Hardback – 6 aug 2010
- Represents the only book to examine in depth the turmoil of Japan since Emperor Hirohito died in 1989, the Cold War ended, and the economy collapsed
- Provides an assessment of Japan's dramatic political revolution of 2009
- Analyzes how risk has increased in Japan, undermining the sense of security and causing greater disparities in society
- Assesses Japan's record on the environment, the consequences of neo-liberal reforms, immigration policies, the aging society, the US alliance, the Imperial family, and the 'yakuza' criminal gangs
- Selected as a 2011 Outstanding Academic Title by CHOICE
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781405191944
ISBN-10: 1405191945
Pagini: 324
Dimensiuni: 161 x 240 x 22 mm
Greutate: 0.65 kg
Ediția:New.
Editura: Wiley
Locul publicării:Chichester, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 1405191945
Pagini: 324
Dimensiuni: 161 x 240 x 22 mm
Greutate: 0.65 kg
Ediția:New.
Editura: Wiley
Locul publicării:Chichester, United Kingdom
Public țintă
Undergraduate students for courses across the social sciences covering contemporary Japan; also for introductory and advanced survey courses in history, politics, sociology, international relations, Asian studies, and anthropologyNotă biografică
Jeff Kingston is Professor of History and Director of Asian Studies at the Japan Campus of Temple University. He has written widely on modern Japanese history and Japan's relations with Asia, including the books Japan in Transformation 1952-2000 (2004) and Japan's Quiet Transformation: Social Change and Civil Society in the 21st century (2005).
Cuprins
Map.
Series Editor's Preface.
Acknowledgments.
Part I Introduction.
1 Transformations After World War II.
2 The Lost Decade.
Part II Risk and Consequences.
3 Defusing the Demographic Time Bomb.
4 Families at Risk.
5 Jobs at Risk.
Part III Politics and Consequences.
6 Contemporary Politics.
7 Security and the Peace Constitution.
8 Environmental Issues.
9 Immigration.
10 War Memory and Responsibility.
Part IV Institutions at Risk.
11 The Imperial Family.
12 Yakuza.
Part V Postscript.
13 Prospects.
Glossary.
Notes.
Further Reading.
Index.
Acknowledgments.
Part I Introduction.
1 Transformations After World War II.
2 The Lost Decade.
Part II Risk and Consequences.
3 Defusing the Demographic Time Bomb.
4 Families at Risk.
5 Jobs at Risk.
Part III Politics and Consequences.
6 Contemporary Politics.
7 Security and the Peace Constitution.
8 Environmental Issues.
9 Immigration.
10 War Memory and Responsibility.
Part IV Institutions at Risk.
11 The Imperial Family.
12 Yakuza.
Part V Postscript.
13 Prospects.
Glossary.
Notes.
Further Reading.
Index.
Descriere
Contemporary Japan: History, Politics and Social Change sincethe 1980s presents a comprehensive examination of the causes ofthe Japanese economic bubble in the late 1980s and thesocio-political consequences of the recent financial collapse.