Showa Japan : the Post-war Golden Age and Its Troubled Legacy.
Japan's Showa era began in 1926 when Emperor Hirohito took the throne and ended on his death in 1989. The formative age of modern Japan, it was undoubtedly the most momentous, calamitous, successful and glamorous period in Japan's recent history. Today, Showa is a beacon for nostalgia that...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Tuttle Pub.,
2011.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | Japan's Showa era began in 1926 when Emperor Hirohito took the throne and ended on his death in 1989. The formative age of modern Japan, it was undoubtedly the most momentous, calamitous, successful and glamorous period in Japan's recent history. Today, Showa is a beacon for nostalgia that is memorialized yearly in a national holiday. An era of growth and prosperity, it saw Japan go from an isolated, embattled nation to a peaceful country holding the exalted position of the world's second largest economy. Showa Japan is a clear-sighted exploration of the Showa era as it really was--not only a t. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (241 pages) |
ISBN: | 9781462900268 1462900267 1283138239 9781283138239 |