Peasants, Rebels, & Outcasts: The Underside of Modern Japan
By Mikiso Hane
Published By Pantheon Books
Year Published 1982
Book Format - Soft cover
Summary
The author uses diaries, memoirs, fiction, trial testimony, personal recollections, and eyewitness accounts, to weave a fascinating tale of what it was like to be an ordinary Japanese during the last century of startling economic growth. He chronicles vivid, often wrenching accounts of peasants, miners, textile workers, rebels, and prostitutes, he forces us to see Japan's "modern century"(from the beginnings of contact with the West to defeat in the Second World War) through fresh eyes. In doing so, he presents a formidable challenge to the success story of Japan's "economic miracle."
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By Mikiso Hane
Published By Pantheon Books
Year Published 1982
Book Format - Soft cover
Summary
The author uses diaries, memoirs, fiction, trial testimony, personal recollections, and eyewitness accounts, to weave a fascinating tale of what it was like to be an ordinary Japanese during the last century of startling economic growth. He chronicles vivid, often wrenching accounts of peasants, miners, textile workers, rebels, and prostitutes, he forces us to see Japan's "modern century"(from the beginnings of contact with the West to defeat in the Second World War) through fresh eyes. In doing so, he presents a formidable challenge to the success story of Japan's "economic miracle."
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By Mikiso Hane
Published By Pantheon Books
Year Published 1982
Book Format - Soft cover
Summary
The author uses diaries, memoirs, fiction, trial testimony, personal recollections, and eyewitness accounts, to weave a fascinating tale of what it was like to be an ordinary Japanese during the last century of startling economic growth. He chronicles vivid, often wrenching accounts of peasants, miners, textile workers, rebels, and prostitutes, he forces us to see Japan's "modern century"(from the beginnings of contact with the West to defeat in the Second World War) through fresh eyes. In doing so, he presents a formidable challenge to the success story of Japan's "economic miracle."
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