Contemporary Japan Condition:Well Read comes an exquisitely dark comedy

comes an exquisitely dark comedy that is both literary and irreverent

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a competitive runner at fictional Southeastern University whose lifelong dream is to run a four-minute mile

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Contemporary Japan Condition:Well Read comes an exquisitely dark comedyNow fully revised and updated, this widely praised introductory text explores Japan through the prism of three alternative perspectives: mainstream, revisionist, and culturalist. Beginning with the noting of Japan as a 'contested territory' the book focuses on debates about the real nature of Japan's successes and shortcomings.