Japan : the paradox of harmony /

Following a crushing defeat in World War II, Japan rose like a phoenix from the literal ashes to become a model of modernity and success, for decades Asia's premier economic giant. Yet it remains a nation hobbled by rigid gender roles, protectionist policies and a defensive, inflexible corporat...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hirata, Keiko
Other Authors: Warschauer, Mark
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New Haven, Connecticut : Yale University Press, [2014]
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The whistleblower
  • Grass-eating girly men
  • Graying and shrinking
  • Getting along with the neighbors
  • Meltdown
  • What we learned at lunch
  • Conclusion : shaking up Japan.