Towards Japan
A Personal Journey
Published on 30. July 2020
Book
Hardback
270 pages
978-1-912961-10-8 (ISBN)
Description
Distinguished author and former Professor of Modern Japanese Studies at Oxford, Arthur Stockwin here explores his personal journey from being the son of medical/dental parents in Birmingham, England, to becoming a specialist in the politics and modern history of Japan, while at the same time reflecting on his considerable personal experiences of Japan and assessing its current and possible future condition.*Former Professor of Modern Japanese Studies at Oxford, Arthur Stockwin explores his personal journey from being the son of medical/dental parents in Birmingham, England, to becoming a specialist in the politics and modern history of Japan, while reflecting on his personal experiences of Japan and assessing its current and possible future condition.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Folkestone
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Global Books
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Academic
Dimensions
Height: 222 mm
Width: 145 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
477 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-912961-10-8 (9781912961108)
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Content
Preface, Acknowledgements, 1 Origins, 2 Schooldays, 3 A Long Wide Road, 4 From One Life to Another, 5 National Service: Learning Russian, 6 Out with Religion, in with Politics, 7 More Distant Fields, 8 Meeting with Japan, 9 Trying to Write a Thesis, 10 Back to Australia, 11 The 1970s: A Surprising Decade, 12 Old Country, New Country, 13 Affliction and Accomplishment, 14 The Twenty-first Century, 15 What Future for Japan?, 16 By Way of a Conclusion, Index