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History Japan

Japan at the Millennium

Joining Past and Future

by (author) David Edgington

Publisher
UBC Press
Initial publish date
Oct 2007
Category
Japan, Human Geography, Regional Studies
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9780774850520
    Publish Date
    Oct 2007
    List Price
    $125.00
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780774808996
    Publish Date
    Jan 2004
    List Price
    $34.95
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780774808989
    Publish Date
    May 2003
    List Price
    $95.00

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This critical, multi-disciplinary collection explores the convergence of past and future in contemporary Japan. Contributors comment on a wide range of economic, socio-cultural, and political trends – such as the mobilization of Japanese labour, the burgeoning Ainu identity movement, and the shifting place of the modern woman – and conclude that despite the rapid changes, many of the traditional facets of Japanese society have remained intact. Institutional change, they assert, is unlikely to occur quickly, and Japan must find alternate ways to adjust to 21st century pressures of global competition and interdependence. A pleasure to read, this broad volume will be welcomed by upper level undergraduates, graduates, and specialists in Japanese studies.

About the author

David W. Edgington is a former director of the Centre for Japanese Research and a professor of geography at the University of British Columbia

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