Japanese Today: Change and Continuity, Enlarged Edition

by Marius B. Jansen and Edwin O. Reischauer

Book Overview

With the two-thousand-year history of the Japanese experience as his foundation, Edwin O. Reischauer brings us an incomparable description of Japan today in all its complexity and uniqueness, both material and spiritual. His description and analysis present us with the paradox that is present-day Japan: thoroughly international, depending for its livelihood almost entirely on foreign trade, its products coveted everywhere--yet not entirely liked or...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674471814
• ISBN13: 9780674471818
• Release Date: February 1988
• Publisher: Belknap Press
• Length: 426 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.6" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

Great Book if you're looking to understand Japanese Culture

This book is a bit bulky, but the information contained on the pages is a fantastic overview of almost all aspects of Japanese culture. Highly recommended for the business, or pleasure traveler, ahead of, during, or even after your visit to this fascinating country.

This book is an excellent way to learn all about Japan.

This book discusses all aspects of Japanese society very well. It is a great mix of the present and history and of the average person and the people in power.

The best single source on Japan and the Japanese.

I highly recommend this book to students, business people, and anyone who needs information on Japan and the Japanese. I have yet to find any single volume work on the subject of contemporary Japan as comprehensive as "The Japanese Today." I found the volume well organized and easy to read.

Great Introduction to Japan

This book is one of the best general introductions to Japan that exists. It is meant for the layman and because of that, stays away from a scholarly bent. For anyone who has an interest in Japan, while this should not be the only book you read, it should definitely be the first.