Dogs and Demons: Tales from the Dark Side of Japan

Dogs and Demons: Tales from the Dark Side of Japan image
ISBN-10:

0809039435

ISBN-13:

9780809039432

Author(s): Kerr, Alex
Edition: First Edition
Released: Feb 10, 2002
Publisher: Hill and Wang
Format: Paperback, 320 pages
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Description:

A surprising assessment of the failures and successes of modern Japan.

In Dogs and Demons, Alex Kerr chronicles the many facets of Japan's recent, and chronic, crises -- from the failure of its banks and pension funds to the decline of its once magnificent modern cinema. He is the first to give a full report on the nation's endangered environment -- its seashores lined with concrete, its roads leading to nowhere in the mountains -- as well as its "monument frenzy," the destruction of old cities such as Kyoto and construction of drab new ones, and the attendant collapse of its tourist industry. Kerr writes with humor and passion, for "passion," he says, "is part of the story. Millions of Japanese feel as heartbroken at what is going on as I do. My Japanese friends tell me, 'Please write this -- for us.'"


























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