Jean-Pierre Lehmann
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Jean-Pierre Lehmann explores Japan's transition from isolation to internationalisation. Published January 1 1982
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Japan had two great infatuations with the West: in the 1870s and during the American occupation of 1945-52. Forsaking traditional isolationism, Japan welcomed Western ideas and customs with open arms, and according to Jean-Pierre Lehmann, what resulted was not an ersatz Western culture but one that retained a distinct national identity Published January 1 1981
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