A History of Modern Japan Harding Christopher
"Lucid and lyrical...a vivid history of Japan's turbocharged (and painful) modernization." --The Daily TelegraphIn A History of Modern Japan, cultural historian Christopher Harding delves into the…
Specifikacia A History of Modern Japan Harding Christopher
"Lucid and lyrical...a vivid history of Japan's turbocharged (and painful) modernization." --The Daily TelegraphIn A History of Modern Japan, cultural historian Christopher Harding delves into the untold stories of Japan's recent history--from a pop star's nuclear power protest song in 2011, to Japanese feminists who fought for an equal political voice in the 1890s.Though highly successful, and typically portrayed as a unified effort, Japan's rebuilding throughout the 20th century faced a lot of domestic criticism. This story-led account gives a voice to those who felt they didn't fit in with what Japan was becoming. It's that push and pull that made the country what it is today.This book will be a fascinating read for anyone interested in Japanese culture--whether film and literature, or pop culture and manga--as big shifts in Japanese ideology and