{"product_id":"contemporary-japan-isbn-9781118315071","title":"Contemporary Japan","description":"The second edition of this comprehensive study of recent Japanese history now includes the author's expert assessment of the effects of the earthquake and tsunami, including the political and environmental consequences of the Fukushima reactor meltdown.  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eFully updated to include a detailed assessment of the aftermath of the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eShows how the nuclear crisis at Fukushima was an accident waiting to happen\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes detailed discussion of Japan's energy policy, now in flux after the mishandling of the Fukushima crisis\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAnalyzes Japan's 'Lost Decades', why jobs and families are less stable, environmental policies, immigration, the aging society, the US alliance, the imperial family, and the 'yakuza' criminal gangs\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAuthoritative coverage of Japanese history over the last two decades, one of the country's most tumultuous periods\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eMap vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSeries Editor’s Preface viii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments x\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Introduction 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Transformations After World War II 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 The Lost Decade 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Risk and Consequences 39\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Defusing the Demographic Time Bomb 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Families at Risk 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Jobs at Risk 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Politics and Consequences 93\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Contemporary Politics 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Security and the Peace Constitution 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Immigration 136\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 War Memory and Responsibility 154\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV Environment and Disaster 175\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Environmental Issues 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 3\/11: Earthquake, Tsunami, and Nuclear Crisis 198\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V Institutions at Risk 221\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 The Imperial Family 223\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Yakuza 241\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VI Postscript 261\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Prospects 263\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary 270\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 278\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 293\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 302\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003ePraise for the previous edition\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"One of the foremost foreign writers on modern Japan, Kingston provides another wide-ranging analysis of interest to all of those with a stake in the nation's future.\" \u003ci\u003eThe Japan Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Kingston's discussion of the changes Japan faces in the 21st century is among the most comprehensive and accessible treatments of Japan's recent history available.\" \u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJeff Kingston\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of History and Director of Asian Studies at the Japan Campus of Temple University. He has written widely on modern Japanese history and Japan's relations with Asia, including the books \u003ci\u003eJapan in Transformation 1952–2000\u003c\/i\u003e (2001) and \u003ci\u003eJapan's Quiet Transformation: Social Change and Civil Society in the 21st Century\u003c\/i\u003e (2004). He has also edited \u003ci\u003eNatural Disaster and Nuclear Crisis in Japan\u003c\/i\u003e (2012). With academic interests that include a broader regional purview, he contributes to a variety of major publications and is regularly interviewed by global media outlets.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for the previous edition\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"One of the foremost foreign writers on modern Japan, Kingston provides another wideranging analysis of interest to all of those with a stake in the nation's future.\" \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Japan Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Kingston's discussion of the changes Japan faces in the twenty-first century is among the most comprehensive and accessible treatments of Japan's recent history available.\" \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis comprehensive study of Japanese history since the 1980s has been expanded and updated to include analysis of the cataclysmic earthquake and tsunami of March 2011 as well as their aftermath. The author includes an assessment of the environmental impact of the Fukushima nuclear power station meltdowns and examines its political consequences, including the ouster of prime minister Naoto Kan by pro-nuclear advocates and efforts to boost renewable energy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith energy policy in flux and a massive reconstruction project just beginning in a time of global economic downturn, this is a critical moment in Japanese history. One of the foremost authorities on the history and politics of the region, the author sets the nation's current challenges in the context of events since the 1980s, when rampant speculation created an economic bubble that, when burst, plunged the country into prolonged stagnation as housing and share prices imploded and public debt surged. With penetrating analysis of key issues that have loomed large in Japan since the end of the Cold War, including the erosion of job security, as well as its immigration policies, aging society, and alliance with the US, this volume remains a superb guide to recent events in Japan.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47988982907109,"sku":"NP9781118315071","price":33.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781118315071.jpg?v=1761782309","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/contemporary-japan-isbn-9781118315071","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}