Contemporary Japan

History, Politics, and Social Change since the 1980s

Jeff Kingston (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

328 Seiten

2010
Wiley-Blackwell (Verlag)
978-1-4051-9194-4 (ISBN)

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Contemporary Japan: History, Politics and Social Change since the 1980s presents a comprehensive examination of the causes of the Japanese economic bubble in the late 1980s and the socio-political consequences of the recent financial collapse.

Represents the only book to examine in depth the turmoil of Japan since Emperor Hirohito died in 1989, the Cold War ended, and the economy collapsed
Provides an assessment of Japan's dramatic political revolution of 2009
Analyzes how risk has increased in Japan, undermining the sense of security and causing greater disparities in society
Assesses Japan's record on the environment, the consequences of neo-liberal reforms, immigration policies, the aging society, the US alliance, the Imperial family, and the 'yakuza' criminal gangs
Selected as a 2011 Outstanding Academic Title by CHOICE

Jeff Kingston 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 Japan in Transformation 1952-2000 (2004) and Japan's Quiet Transformation: Social Change and Civil Society in the 21st century (2005).

Map. Series Editor’s Preface.

Acknowledgments.

Part I Introduction.

1 Transformations After World War II.

2 The Lost Decade.

Part II Risk and Consequences.

3 Defusing the Demographic Time Bomb.

4 Families at Risk.

5 Jobs at Risk.

Part III Politics and Consequences.

6 Contemporary Politics.

7 Security and the Peace Constitution.

8 Environmental Issues.

9 Immigration.

10 War Memory and Responsibility.

Part IV Institutions at Risk.

11 The Imperial Family.

12 Yakuza.

Part V Postscript.

13 Prospects.

Glossary.

Notes.

Further Reading.

Index.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	23.7.2010
Reihe/Serie	Blackwell History of the Contemporary World
Verlagsort	Hoboken
Sprache	englisch
Maße	163 x 239 mm
Gewicht	603 g
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Zeitgeschichte
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Sozialgeschichte
ISBN-10	1-4051-9194-5 / 1405191945
ISBN-13	978-1-4051-9194-4 / 9781405191944
Zustand	Neuware