M Translation Series Set 06: Why Did Japan Become Japan? (set of 2 Books in Total)
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M Translation Series Set 06 includes "Creating Japan: 1853-1964" and "Mirror of Japan: Heroes and Villains in Japanese Culture". "Making Japan: 1853-1964" In this wise, beautiful and concise book, Ian Buruma clearly presents the various major events and subsequent changes that Japan has experienced through a detailed examination of this historical period, from the Overthrow Movement, the Meiji Restoration, the Russo-Japanese War, the War of Invasion, the Tokyo Trials, to the US takeover and the Tokyo Olympics. Buruma deeply explores various aspects of Japanese social thought, political order, and economic life, and uses a unique and objective perspective to explain how Japan experienced these dramatic changes and the accompanying wars and reforms, and finally transformed from a small closed traditional island country into a modern country that affects East Asia and even the world. "Mirror of Japan: Heroes and Villains in Japanese Culture" uses in-depth analysis of movies, dramas, literature, art, and myths and legends to peel off the layers of veil attached to the surface of Japanese culture, explain the polar and contradictory cultural characteristics of the Japanese nation, and outline how the Japanese reflect themselves. Whether it's the films of Akira Kurosawa, the novels of Yukio Mishima, Bunraku's "Tadauchizo", the legend of Miyamoto Musashi, or gangster films and family dramas, Ian Buruma has it all at his fingertips, humorously exploring dramatic fantasy that reflects reality like a mirror.
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