Palgrave MacMillan Sivumäärä: 244 sivua Asu: Kovakantinen kirja Julkaisuvuosi: 2004, 01.05.2004 (lisätietoa) Kieli: Englanti
Now fully revised and updated, this widely-praised introductory text explores Japan through the prism of three alternative perspectives: mainstream, revisionist, and culturalist. Beginning with the noting of Japan as a "contested territory" the book focuses on debates about the real nature of Japan's successes and shortcomings.