Tanohata in the 1950s was an isolated fishing village in the Tohoku region of Japan. Life there was so miserable that those who could leave did, and those who could not stayed on in a state of demoralization. By the 1980s, however, Tanohata had not only joined the mainstream of Japanese culture and economic life, but had done so with an adroitness that attracted national notice. The story of that dramatic transformation, written from the perspective of one who has both observed and participated in the changes for the last ...
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Tanohata in the 1950s was an isolated fishing village in the Tohoku region of Japan. Life there was so miserable that those who could leave did, and those who could not stayed on in a state of demoralization. By the 1980s, however, Tanohata had not only joined the mainstream of Japanese culture and economic life, but had done so with an adroitness that attracted national notice. The story of that dramatic transformation, written from the perspective of one who has both observed and participated in the changes for the last 20 years, brings into dramatic focus what is happening throughout Japan in the 20th century.
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Near fine in near fine jacket. Gray cloth boards in dust jacket, octavo, illustrated in b&w. Book has handsome boards and tight binding, small red chop mark on title page from Helen Hopper, author of works on Japanese feminism and female leaders, text clean and unmarked, with foxing to top edge of block. DJ has faint foxing to spine.
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Good in Good jacket. 6" x 9" Ink mark on first page upper right corner, ink mark on bottom edge of textblock, else pages clean & bright; binding tight; edge-chipping & moderate wear to dustjacket. 259 pages. Illustrated.
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