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The Economic Geography of Contemporary Japan

By Bart van der Knaap

This user-friendly textbook provides a comprehensive analysis of the economic geography of contemporary Japan. Ranging from the post-war period to prospects for the future, and...

July 2009 | Paperback: 978-0-415-41461-6 (Routledge)

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Rethinking Modern Japan

Politics, Economics, Identity

By Terry Narramore

Rethinking Modern Japan is an accessible introduction to Japanese politics and society which combines both political and cultural studies approaches to understanding Japan. It explores the significant...

May 2009 | Paperback: 978-0-415-28866-8 (Routledge)

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Modern Japan

A Social and Political History

By Elise K. Tipton

This thoroughly updated second edition of Modern Japan provides a concise and fascinating introduction to the social, cultural and political history of modern Japan. Ranging...

March 2008 | Paperback: 978-0-415-41871-3 (Routledge)

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Japan's International Relations

Politics, Economics and Security

By Glenn D. Hook, Julie Gilson, Christopher W. Hughes, Hugo Dobson

The latest edition of this comprehensive and user-friendly textbook provides a single volume resource for all those studying Japan's international relations. It offers a clear and...

2005 | Paperback: 978-0-415-33638-3 (Routledge)

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Japan's Quiet Transformation

Social Change and Civil Society in 21st Century Japan

By Jeff Kingston

The 1990s have been termed as 'Japan's lost decade' to describe how the phenomenal growth in the Japanese economy ground to a halt and the...

2004 | Paperback: 978-0-415-27483-8 (Routledge)

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Understanding Japanese Society

By Joy Hendry

This is a welcome new edition of this bestselling textbook. It provides a clear, accessible and readable introduction to Japanese society which does not require...

2003 | Paperback: 978-0-415-26383-2 (Routledge)

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