Towards Japan : : A Personal Journey / / Arthur Stockwin.
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 reflect...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Amsterdam University Press Complete eBook-Package 2020 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Amsterdam : : Amsterdam University Press, , [2020] ©2020 |
Year of Publication: | 2020 |
Language: | English |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (256 p.) |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- 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 |
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Summary: | 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. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9781912961115 9783110689556 9783110696295 |
DOI: | 10.1515/9781912961115?locatt=mode:legacy |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Arthur Stockwin. |