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The call of Japan : a continuing story - 1950 to the present day
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- Summary
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Part personal memoir, part socio-cultural commentary, The Call of Japan chronicles the author's experiences of 40 years' living in Japan, from 1950 to 2003 as a banker and writer. The book comments...
Part personal memoir, part socio-cultural commentary, The Call of Japan chronicles the author's experiences of 40 years' living in Japan, from 1950 to 2003 as a banker and writer. The book comments on the country's economic, political and cultural realities during the crucial early years of post-war reconstruction and more recent times.
Details
- Creator
- by Hans Brinckmann
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- Folkestone, Kent : Renaissance Books, 2020
- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource (xix, 311 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
- ISBNs
- 9781912961153, 1912961156, 1912961148
- OCLC
- on1302165473
- Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Part I The Wooing (1950-1958) -- 1950 -- 1951 -- 1952 -- 1953 -- 1954 -- 1955 -- 1956 -- 1957 -- 1958 -- Part II The Winning (1959-1966) -- 1959 -- 1960 -- 1961 -- 1962 -- 1963 -- 1964 -- 1965 -- 1966 -- Part III The Waning (1967-1974) -- 1967 -- 1968 -- 1969 -- 1970 -- 1971 -- 1972 -- 1973 -- 1974 -- Part IV The View From Abroad (1974-2002) -- 1975 -- 1976 -- 1977 -- 1978 -- 1979 -- 1981 -- 1982 -- 1983 -- 1984 -- 1985 -- 1986 -- 1988 -- 1989 -- 1990-1998 -- 1999-2003 -- Part V Back on Familiar Soil (2003 to the Present) -- Glossary -- Index