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UNINA9910462057203321 |
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Autore |
Kingston Jeff <1957-> |
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Titolo |
Contemporary Japan [[electronic resource] ] : history, politics, and social change since the 1980s / / Jeff Kingston |
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Chichester ; ; Malden, Mass., : John Wiley & Sons, 2013 |
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ISBN |
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1-280-68727-4 |
9786613664211 |
1-118-31505-7 |
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Edizione |
[2nd ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (325 p.) |
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Collana |
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History of the contemporary world |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Electronic books. |
Japan History Heisei period, 1989- |
Japan Social conditions 1989- |
Japan Economic conditions 1989- |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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pt. 1. Introduction -- pt. 2. Risk and consequences -- pt. 3. Politics and consequences -- pt. 4. Environment and disaster -- pt. 5. Institutions at risk -- pt. 6. Postscript. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The second edition of this comprehensive study of recent Japanese history now includes the author's expert assessment of the effects of the earthquake and tsunami, including the political and environmental consequences of the Fukushima reactor meltdown. Fully updated to include a detailed assessment of the aftermath of the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami Shows how the nuclear crisis at Fukushima was an accident waiting to happen Includes detailed discussion of Japan's energy policy, now in flux after the mishandling of the Fukushima crisis Analyzes Japan's 'Lost Decades', why |
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