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Inventing Japan

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.


Author:

  • Ian Buruma

Narrator:

  • Nelson Runger

Format:

  • Audiobook

Duration:

  • 6 h 40 min

Language:

English

Categories:

  • Religion and faith
  • Christianity

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