{"product_id":"japan-isbn-9780679745112","title":"Japan","description":"Current Affairs\/Asian Studies\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWinner of the Overseas Press Club Award for the best book on Foreign Affairs\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book of the year\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A stimulating, provocative book . . . fresh and valuable.\"   \u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 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 democracy. Today, argues Patrick Smith, Japan is in the midst of equally sudden and important change.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this award-winning book, Smith offers a groundbreaking framework for understanding the Japan of the next millennium. This time, Smith asserts, Japan's transformation is one of consciousness—a reconception by the Japanese of their country and themselves.  Drawing on the voices of Japanese artists, educators, leaders, and ordinary citizens, Smith reveals a \"hidden history\" that challenges the West's focus on Japan as a successfully modernized country. And it is through this unacknowledged history that he shows why the Japanese live in a dysfunctional system that marginalizes women, dissidents, and indigenous peoples; why the \"corporate warrior\" is a myth; and why the presence of 47,000 American troops persists as a holdover from a previous era.  The future of Japan, Smit suggests, lies in its citizens' ability to create new identities and possibilities for themselves—so creating a nation where individual rights matter as much as collective economic success. Authoritative, rich in detail, \u003ci\u003eJapan: A Re-interpretation\u003c\/i\u003e is our first post-Cold War account of the Japanese and a timely guide to a society whose transformation will have a profound impact on the rest of the world in the coming years.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Excellent . . . a penetrating examination.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eInternational Herald Tribune\u003c\/i\u003ePatrick Smith has worked as an editor and correspondent for more than twenty years (fourteen of them in Asia) with, among other publications, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times,\u003c\/i\u003e the \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times of London\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eInternational Herald Tribune,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker.\u003c\/i\u003e He is the author of \u003cb\u003eThe Nippon Challenge: Japan's Pursuit of the Americas Cup.\u003c\/b\u003e He lives in Norfolk, Connecticut.","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46302894948581,"sku":"NP9780679745112","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780679745112.jpg?v=1767730344","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/japan-isbn-9780679745112","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}