Dogs and Demons
The Fall of Modern Japan
$46.28
- Paperback
448 pages
- Release Date
30 May 2002
Summary
The decades of Western adulation for the Japanese ‘economic miracle’ failed to notice a key point- that in the pursuit of this miracle the Japanese had turned their country into a degraded, concrete shambles - a wilderness of bad planning, corruption and crowding. Now that the miracle is at an end and Japan seems set to remain in the economic doldrums it must become apparent to everyone that one of the world’s greatest cultures has ruined itself almost beyond repair. Alex Kerr’s wonderful boo…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780141010007 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0141010002 |
| Author: | Alex Kerr |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 448 |
| Edition: | Export edition |
| Release Date: | 30 May 2002 |
| Weight: | 326g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 25mm |
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Critics Review
“Keen insight into the unique causes and disastrous results of the once heralded ‘Japan Model’ of development … a must read.” –Michael Judge, “The Wall Street Journal” “Should be required reading for anyone who writes about or studies the Japanese economy … ” –Eric Johnston, “The Japan Times”
About The Author
Alex Kerr
Alex Kerr was educated at Yale, Oxford and Keio universities. He is the author of LOST JAPAN (Lonely Planet Books) which won the Shincho Gakugei nonfiction prize. He lives in Kyoto and Bangkok.
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