Bending Adversity by David Pilling - ISBN: 9780141990538
Paperback
Japan’s resilience revealed: economic giant, cultural icon, defying disaster.

Bending Adversity

Japan and the Art of Survival

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  • Paperback

    464 pages

  • Release Date

    31 March 2020

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Summary

A definitive and highly enjoyable book on how modern Japan works – now fully updated to 2020 and the new ‘Reiwa’ Era.

Despite years of stagnation, Japan remains one of the world’s largest economies and a country which exerts a remarkable cultural fascination. David Pilling’s new book is an entertaining, deeply knowledgeable and surprising analysis of a group of islands which have shown great resilience, both in the face of financial distress and when confronted with the overwhelming d…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780141990538
ISBN-10:0141990538
Author:David Pilling
Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint:Penguin Books Ltd
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:464
Release Date:31 March 2020
Weight:347g
Dimensions:198mm x 130mm x 23mm
About The Author

David Pilling

David Pilling is the Africa Editor of the Financial Times. He was Tokyo Bureau Chief from 2002 to 2008, and has won several awards for his columns on Japan and China. He is also the author of The Growth Delusion- the Wealth and Wellbeing of Nations (2018).

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