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Japan: The Precarious Future (Possible Futures)
Frank Baldwin
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Description for Japan: The Precarious Future (Possible Futures)
Paperback. "A joint publication of the Social Science Research Council and New York University Press." Editor(s): Baldwin, Frank; Allison, Anne. Series: Possible Futures. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 228 x 25. Weight in Grams: 568.
On March 11, 2011, a 9.0 earthquake off Japan's northeast coast triggered a tsunami that killed more than 20,000 people, displaced 600,000, and caused billions of dollars in damage as well as a nuclear meltdown of three reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. Japan, the world's third largest economy, was already grappling with recovery from both its own economic recession of the 1990s and the global recession following the US-driven financial crisis of 2008 when the disaster hit, changing its fortunes yet again. This small, populous Asian nation-once thought to be a contender for the role of the world's number one power-now faces a world of uncertainty. Japan's economy has shrunk, China has challenged its borders, and it faces perilous demographic adjustments from decreased fertility and an aging populace, with the country's population expected to drop to less than 100 million by 2048. In Japan: The Precarious Future, a group of distinguished scholars of Japanese economics, politics, law, and society examine the various roads that might lie ahead. Will Japan face a continued erosion of global economic and political power, particularly as China's outlook improves exponentially? Or will it find a way to protect its status as an important player in global affairs? Contributors explore issues such as national security, political leadership, manufacturing prowess, diplomacy, population decline, and gender equality in politics and the workforce, all in an effort to chart the possible futures for Japan. Both a roadmap for change and a look at how Japan arrived at its present situation, this collection of thought-provoking analyses will be essential for understanding the current landscape and future prospects of this world power.
Product Details
Publisher
NYU Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Series
Possible Futures
Condition
New
Weight
568g
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781479851454
SKU
V9781479851454
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99-50
About Frank Baldwin
Frank Baldwin was Japan Representative of the Social Science Research Council (1996-2011) and has written extensively on East Asia. His translations include Haruki Wada's The Korean War: An International History, Saburo Ienaga's The Pacific War, and Shintaro Ishihara's The Japan That Can Say No. Anne Allison is Professor of Cultural Anthropology and Women's Studies at Duke University. Her publications include Millennial Monsters: Japanese Toys and the Global Imagination (2006) and Precarious Japan (2013).
Reviews for Japan: The Precarious Future (Possible Futures)
This book, inspired bythe ordinary people who survived the catastrophic 3/11 disaster in the Tohokuregion, is an excellent interdisciplinary collection of essays by leadingscholars that offers an insightful and thought-provoking inquiry into theoutlook for Japan's near future. A major contribution to our understanding ofthe economic, political, social, international challenges that Japan facestoday. -Takashi Yoshida,author of The Making of the Rape of Nanking : History and Memory in Japan, China, and the US By bringing together cutting edge interdisciplinaryscholarship produced by an international group of researchers, this book providesan illuminating window into how the world's third largest economy and nationwith an unresolved colonial past is trying to come to terms with its fluidpresent and searching for ways to deal with its uncertain future. -Sayuri Guthrie Shimzu,author of Transpacific Field of Dreams This collection of lucid essays by leading experts takes stock in Japan's many problems... -Foreign Affairs The overall message that emerges is both hopeful and unsettling: Japan's problems are far from insurmountable - but big changes are needed, and time is running out. -The Japan Times As an invariably thoughtful overview...of issues facing recent and contemporary Japan, Japan's Precarious Future is superb. Indeed, I plan to use it as the required text for my upcoming course on Japanese politics. My Student always seem more concerned with the future than the past, and I look forward to sharing this remarkable volume with them. -Journal of Japanese Studies A must-read for anyone interested in Japan'srecent past and possible future. The authors manage to be both balancedand hard hitting in their analyses. The overall tone is one of guardedpessimism-with a dash of guarded optimism. Such a stance toward Japan'sfuture both at home and in the region and world is well justified. -Andrew Gordon,author of Fabricating Consumers: The Sewing Machine in Modern Japan This volume has value in now providing food for thought to reassess Japan's lost decades as an alternative to a populist uprising. -Social Science Japan Journal