{"product_id":"contemporary-japan-2e-9781118315071","title":"Contemporary Japan 2e","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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jeff Kingston\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wiley-Blackwell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/13\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 328\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781118315071\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40677897338995,"sku":"9.78112E+12","price":65.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_59043f3b-41f9-4657-aee7-409268f0ebcd.jpg?v=1674572801","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/contemporary-japan-2e-9781118315071","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}