
Judith Brandner - Japan
Island state in flux
From Zen gardens and cherry blossom to video games and nuclear power stations.
For almost 270 years, Japan was an island state with no contact to the outside world. This enabled the development of a highly independent culture and society, of which Japan remains proud to this day. For many Westerners, Japan still appears exotic and foreign, yet the country also shares many traits with the industrialised nations of the West. What do Japanese society, economy and politics look like in the 21st century? Have attitudes towards nuclear power generation changed in the wake of Fukushima? Why do many young Japanese show little interest in starting a family? Japan specialist Judith Brandner follows the line from historic Japan to modern society. An engaging journey into a country which many Westerners still know little about.
Book details
224 pagesformat:140 x 220
ISBN: 9783701734894
Release date: 15.10.2019
License rights
- World rights available