Japan : the hungry guest / / G.C. Allen

• Autore: Allen G. C (George Cyril), <1900-1982., >
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2011, c1938
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (173 p.)
• Disciplina: 952.033
• Soggetto topico: Eastern question (Far East); National characteristics, Japanese
• Soggetto geografico: Japan Social conditions; Japan Economic conditions 1918-1945; Japan Politics and government
• Note generali: First published in 1938.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 1. Introduction -- 2. Nippon Seishin -- 3. Infinite variety -- 4. The structure of society -- 5. The government of the people -- 6. Fields, factories, and workshops -- 7. Economic development up to the world depression -- 8. Industrial recovery and the invasion of markets -- 9. The condition of the workers -- 10. Japan into Nippon -- 11. Manifest destiny -- 12. Conclusion.
• Sommario/riassunto: Written after the outbreak of war between Japan and China but putting aside British sentiments of suspicion, dislike and a sense of competition, G C Allen bases his observations of Japanese social, political and economic life on his first-hand experience of living and working in the country for a number of years. He argues that the economic expansion of Japan was regarded as a greater threat to Britain because of Japan's political aims and aggressive territorial expansion, but he is at pains to explain the Japanese domestic circumstances which gave rise to this situation. He also argues that t
• Titolo autorizzato: Japan
• ISBN: 1-136-92812-X; 1-136-92813-8; 1-283-03810-2; 9786613038104; 0-203-84556-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910791559403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II