{"product_id":"japan-hardback-9781509525447","title":"Japan (Hardback) 9781509525447","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eJapan\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJeff Kingston (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781509525447, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 30 November 2018\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e160 pages\u003cbr\u003e17.5 x 12.2 x 2.3 cm, 0.249 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e“There is no better way to understand where this always intriguing, vitally important, and often pioneering country is heading than to read this book.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eBill Emmott\u003c\/b\u003e, Chairman, Japan Society of the UK and author of \u003ci\u003eThe Fate of the West\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Much of the world seems to have forgotten Japan, being mesmerized by the spectacular rise of China. Jeff Kingston’s informative and remarkably entertaining book reminds us that, despite its many problems, Japan still matters deeply, rebounding in many fields in unexpected ways.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eArthur Stockwin\u003c\/b\u003e, Nissan Institute of Japanese Studies, Oxford\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Scholar Jeff Kingston has penned a new 'compact and lively book' looking at Japan in the 21st century. \u003ci\u003eJapan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003epromises to be a must-read for anyone concerned about the future of this country.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Japan Times \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘A concise, highly readable overview of Japan’s political evolution from 1945 to the present’ \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Japan Times\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eJapan, anchored by its traditions, transformed by American post-war Occupation, and globally recognized for its technological innovations, manufacturing prowess, and pop culture, faces powerful challenges from within and without. How Japan chooses to handle these problems and opportunities will determine its future for decades to come.\u003cbr\u003e            In this book, Jeff Kingston – one of the most lucid analysts of Japan today – takes readers on a fascinating journey through this country's contemporary history, exploring the key developments and forces, both at home and abroad, that are shaping Japan in the twenty-first century. Whether Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s transformative agenda of “Abenomics” and “proactive pacifism” toward a rising China and a belligerent North Korea can set Japan on the path to greater prosperity and security remains to be seen. But having won a third term as president of the Liberal Democratic Party in 2018, Japan’s ongoing transformation is very much in Abe’s hands.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eMap\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1 Bouncing Back?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2 Japan, Inc.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3  American Alliance\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4 Lost Decades and Disasters\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5 Dissent\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6 Abe's Japan\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Politics \u0026amp; government [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Politics \u0026amp; government\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Politics%20\u0026amp;%20government%20%5BJP%5D%22\"\u003eJP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52441789923608,"sku":"9781509525447","price":28.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781509525447.jpg?v=1785025302","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/japan-hardback-9781509525447","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}