{"product_id":"towards-japan-a-personal-journey-9781912961108","title":"Towards Japan: A Personal Journey","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDistinguished author and former Professor of Modern Japanese Studies at Oxford, Arthur Stockwin here explores his personal journey from being the son of medical\/dental parents in Birmingham, England, to becoming a specialist in the politics and modern history of Japan, while at the same time reflecting on his considerable personal experiences of Japan and assessing its current and possible future condition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface \u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgements \u003cbr\u003e1 Origins \u003cbr\u003e2 Schooldays \u003cbr\u003e3 A Long Wide Road \u003cbr\u003e4 From One Life to Another \u003cbr\u003e5 National Service: Learning Russian \u003cbr\u003e6 Out with Religion, in with Politics \u003cbr\u003e7 More Distant Fields \u003cbr\u003e8 Meeting with Japan \u003cbr\u003e9 Trying to Write a Thesis \u003cbr\u003e10 Back to Australia \u003cbr\u003e11 The 1970s: A Surprising Decade \u003cbr\u003e12 Old Country, New Country \u003cbr\u003e13 Affliction and Accomplishment \u003cbr\u003e14 The Twenty-first Century \u003cbr\u003e15 What Future for Japan? \u003cbr\u003e16 By Way of a Conclusion \u003cbr\u003eIndex","brand":"Global Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51043204661591,"sku":"9781912961108","price":39.35,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781912961108.jpg?v=1750957411","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/towards-japan-a-personal-journey-9781912961108","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}