Towards Japan

Towards Japan

A Personal Journey

  • Auteur: Stockwin, Arthur
  • Éditeur: Amsterdam University Press
  • eISBN Pdf: 9781912961115
  • Lieu de publication:  Amsterdam , Netherlands
  • Année de publication électronique: 2020
  • Mois : Juillet
  • Pages: 256
  • Langue: Anglais
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.
  • Cover
  • Half Title
  • Title
  • Copyright
  • Dedication
  • Contents
  • 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
  • Back Cover

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