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Title: An excellent work by a master of Japanese culture
Review: This doesn't need to be a very long review; I've read many of Reischauer's books over the past couple of years for my college courses, and it is clear that even though many of his books were written over 20 years ago, he had a grasp of Japanese culture and the society it has produced like no one else in the West. I highly recommend this book and "The Japanese Today" for anyone interested in Japan and the historical contexts in which one of the world's most fascinating cultures developed. While the society is indeed dynamic, its foundations change much more slowly, and Reischauer is an essential course in these.
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