01697     2200289   4500001002100000005001500021035002000036008004100056020001900097041000800116082001100124084001700135100001900152245009500171260005000266300003400316520078700350650004201137650003801179650004001217990002501257990002501282990002501307990002501332990002501357990002501382INLIS00000000000922020221114011907  a0010-0520009220221114                |          | eng    a978-1405191937  aeng  a952.04  a952.04 KIN c0 aKingston, Jeff1 aContemporary Japan :bHistory, Politics and Social Change Since the 1980s /cJeff Kingston  aChichester ; Malden :bWiley-Blackwell,c2011  aix, 313 p. :b: map ;c24 cm.  aContemporary Japan: History, Politics and Social Change since the 1980s presents a comprehensive examination of the causes of the Japanese economic bubble in the late 1980s and the socio-political consequences of the recent financial collapse. Represents the only book to examine in depth the turmoil of Japan since Emperor Hirohito died in 1989, the Cold War ended, and the economy collapsed. Provides an assessment of Japan's dramatic political revolution of 2009. Analyzes how risk has increased in Japan, undermining the sense of security and causing greater disparities in society. Assesses Japan's record on the environment, the consequences of neo-liberal reforms, immigration policies, the aging society, the US alliance, the Imperial family, and the 'yakuza' criminal gangs 4aJapan --History --Heisei period, 1989 4aJapan --Social conditions --1989- 4aJapan --Economic conditions --1989-  a22566/MKRI-P/XI-2011  a22567/MKRI-P/XI-2011  a22567/MKRI-P/XI-2011  a22566/MKRI-P/XI-2011  a22566/MKRI-P/XI-2011  a22567/MKRI-P/XI-2011