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Contemporary Japan : history, politics and social change since the 1980s /

Kingston, Jeff, 1957-

Contemporary Japan : history, politics and social change since the 1980s / Jeffrey Kingston. - Chichester, West Sussex, U.K. ; Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011. - ix, 313 p. : map ; 24 cm. - A history of the contemporary world . - History of the contemporary world. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: transformations after World War II -- The lost decade -- Defusing the demographic time bomb -- Families at risk -- Jobs at risk -- Contemporary politics -- Security and the peace constitution -- Environmental issues -- Immigration -- War memory and responsibility -- The imperial family -- Yakuza -- Prospects.

9781405191944 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1405191945 (hardcover : alk. paper) 9781405191937 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1405191937 (pbk. : alk. paper)

2010009774

GBB042730 bnb

015515922 Uk


Japan--History--Heisei period, 1989-
Japan--Social conditions--1989-
Japan--Economic conditions--1989-

DS891 / .K538 2011

952.04

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