The beginning of the 21st century: a challenge to society, or Japan in the new world. Review of the monograph “Japan in the Era of Great Transformations” ed. by Prof. Streltsov D.V

Abstract

The article analyzes the collective monograph “Japan in the Era of Great Transformations”, prepared by a remarkable team of Moscow researchers. The monograph was produced by a significant number of authors engaged in the study of various aspects of life of traditional and modern Japan. As a result, we received a comprehensive generalizing study of the politics, economy, and society of Japan over a long historical period from the mid-19th century to the present. The book presents the political and economic changes in society associated with the Meiji Revolution and the construction of totalitarianism, analyzes in detail the democratic change imposed on the country under the Occupation, and demonstrates the current basic trends in Japanese life. The authors of the book draw the reader's attention to the most significant and obvious periods of reform and transformation.

Keywords

• japan
• era of transformation
• politics of japan
• economy of japan
• social system of japan