ISBN-13: 9780230248687 / Angielski / Twarda / 2012 / 272 str.
ISBN-13: 9780230248687 / Angielski / Twarda / 2012 / 272 str.
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 notion of Japan as a 'contested territory' the book focuses on debates about the real nature of Japan's successes and shortcomings.