Inventing Japan: 1853-1964
Unabridged Audiobook
Written By: Ian Buruma
Narrated By: Nelson Runger
Publisher: Recorded Books
Date: November 2003
Duration: 6 hours 42 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.
