Dogs and Demons: Tales from the Dark Side of Japan - Couverture souple

Kerr M.A., Alex

 
9780809039432: Dogs and Demons: Tales from the Dark Side of Japan
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ISBN 10 : 0809039435 ISBN 13 : 9780809039432
Editeur : Hill & Wang, 2002

Synopsis

A surprising assessment of the failures and successes of modern Japan.

In Dogs and Demons, Alex Kerr chronicles the many facets of Japan's recent, and chronic, crises -- from the failure of its banks and pension funds to the decline of its once magnificent modern cinema. He is the first to give a full report on the nation's endangered environment -- its seashores lined with concrete, its roads leading to nowhere in the mountains -- as well as its "monument frenzy," the destruction of old cities such as Kyoto and construction of drab new ones, and the attendant collapse of its tourist industry. Kerr writes with humor and passion, for "passion," he says, "is part of the story. Millions of Japanese feel as heartbroken at what is going on as I do. My Japanese friends tell me, 'Please write this -- for us.'"

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À propos de l?auteur

Alex Kerr, educated at Yale, Oxford, and Keio Universities, is the author of many monographs and articles in both Japanese and English. He now lives in Bangkok.

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Éditeur
Hill & Wang
Date d'édition
2002
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0809039435
ISBN 13 
9780809039432
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
448
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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Autres éditions populaires du même titre

9780809095216: Dogs and Demons: Tales from the Dark Side of Japan

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0809095211 ISBN 13 :  9780809095216
Editeur : Hill & Wang Pub, 2001
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