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Inventing Japan: 1853-1964

Written by:
Ian Buruma
Narrated by:
Nelson Runger

Unabridged Audiobook

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Book
Narrator
Release Date
February 27, 2008
Duration
6 hours 39 minutes
Summary
LA Times Book Award winner and expert on the past and present Japan, Ian Buruma examines the transformation of a country. Following Japan's history from its opening to the West in 1853 to its hosting of the 1964 Olympics, Buruma focuses on how figures such as Commodore Matthew Perry, Douglas MacArthur, and Emperor Mitsushito helped shape this complex country.
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