{"product_id":"japan-a-reinterpretation-0679745114","title":"Japan: A Reinterpretation","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0679745114\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Smith, Patrick\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCurrent Affairs\/Asian StudiesWinner of the Overseas Press Club Award for the best book on Foreign AffairsA New York Times Notable Book of the year\"A stimulating, provocative book . . . fresh and valuable.\"-The New York Times Book ReviewIn 1868, Japan abruptly transformed itself from a feudal society into a modern industrial state. In 1945, the Japanese switched just as swiftly from imperialism and emperor-worship to a democracy. Today, argues Patrick Smith, Japan is in the midst of equally sudden and important change.In this award-winning book, Smith offers a groundbreaking framework for understanding the Japan of the next millennium. This time, Smith asserts, Japan's transformation is one of consciousness-a reconception by the Japanese of their country and themselves. Drawing on the voices of Japanese artists, educators, leaders, and ordinary citizens, Smith reveals a \"hidden history\" that challenges the West's focus on Japan as a successfully modernized country. And it is through this unacknowledged history that he shows why the Japanese live in a dysfunctional system that marginalizes women, dissidents, and indigenous peoples; why the \"corporate warrior\" is a myth; and why the presence of 47,000 American troops persists as a holdover from a previous era. The future of Japan, Smit suggests, lies in its citizens' ability to create new identities and possibilities for themselves-so creating a nation where individual rights matter as much as collective economic success. Authoritative, rich in detail, Japan: A Re-interpretation is our first post-Cold War account of the Japanese and a timely guide to a society whose transformation will have a profound impact on the rest of the world in the coming years.\"Excellent . . . a penetrating examination.\"-International Herald Tribune\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51959552737568,"sku":"NEW0679745114","price":10.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/japan-a-reinterpretation-0679745114","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}