BookInventing Japan, 1853-1964Ian Buruma2003Inventing Japan, 1853-1964Ian Buruma2003-02-04book22 citationsclosedNo readable copy stored yet — this record is metadata only.Japanese History and CultureNational Identity and SymbolismCultural History and Identity FormationAbstractThe story of modern Japan, from first 'opening' to the West with Admiral Perry's Black Ships in 1853, through World War II, to Japan's emergence as a Western-style democracy and economic power at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.