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| #381596 in Books | 1998-09-29 | 1998-09-29 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 7.99 x.89 x5.17l,.66 | File type: PDF | 400 pages||7 of 9 people found the following review helpful.| Mixed Bag|By Todd Bass|The first two chapters of this book are excellent and a must read. Unfortunately the rest of the book doesn't live up to the early promise. The first chapter makes a damning allegation that America is largely to blame for the current poor shape of Japan's political system. Mid-way throught the post-war occupation America sacrificed early efforts at|.com |For years westerners have viewed Japan as a nation of democratic, hard-working, unabashedly pro-Western people, a viewpoint promulgated mainly by a group of postwar scholars known as the Chrysanthemum Club. Journalist Patrick Smith takes a hard, fresh loo
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Winner of the Overseas Press Club Award for the best book on Foreign Affairs A New York Times Notable Book of the year
"A stimulating, provocative book . . . fresh and valuable." --The New York Times Book Review
In 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 dem...
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