num_pages: 426
description: Selective in the subjects presented, this text covers the most salient and engaging topics in great detail and from a variety of perspectives. The author, who lived in Japan for five years as a soldier, government employee, Fulbright scholar, translator, and editor, suveys the history by examining the setting, Japanese society and culture. Boxed material throughout the book provides supplementary or anecdotal information and presents material on baseball in each chapter that follows the progression of this sport, a shared cultural icon.
language: English
title: Modern Japan the American Nexus
titlecomplete: Modern Japan the American Nexus
genres: History, Japan, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 9
publisher: Harcourt College Pub