Japan: A Reinterpretation - Couverture rigide

Smith, Patrick

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0679422315 ISBN 13 : 9780679422310

Editeur : Random House USA Inc, 1997

Synopsis

A landmark study of Japan in the modern world explores the history of the country over the past fifty years, exploring changes in its cultural, social, economic, and political institutions and assessing its role in contemporary world affairs. 35,000 first printing. Tour.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

“...a new, startlingly clear-sighted vision of the often misunderstood Japanese.” ' Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“...An astute, accessible, and absorbingly original appreciation of a nation whose true colors have been exaggerated or misrepresented...”' Kirkus Reviews (featured review)

“...an excellent primer on post-cold war Japan.”' Time

“...Smith has a discerning eye for the conflicted nature of ordinary Japanese.”' Business Week

Patrick Smith has produced a landmark book timely, authoritative and completely engrossing that shows how Japan is engaged in a fundamental and far-reaching redefinition of itself. At the same time, Smith says, Westerners must also take a hard look at long-held myths and assumptions about Japan's historical, political, social and psychological development.

In the tradition of Hedrick Smith's The Russians, Japan: A Reinterpretation is destined to become a classic work on a powerful, yet still enigmatic country and its people.

Biographie de l'auteur

PATRICK SMITH has worked as an editor and correspondent for more than twenty years (fourteen of them in Asia) with several publications, including The New Yorker and The International Herald Tribune. He is the author of The Nippon Challenge: Japan's Pursuit of the Americas Cup. He lives in Connecticut.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Random House USA Inc
• Date d'édition: 1997
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0679422315
• ISBN 13: 9780679422310
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 394
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible