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Book Title: Reprogramming Japan : the High Tech Crisis under Communitarian Capitalism
Item Length: 9.2in
Item Height: 0.9in
Item Width: 6.1in
Author: Marie Anchordoguy
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Topic: Industries / Computers & Information Technology, Political Economy, Asia / Japan, Technical & Manufacturing Industries & Trades, Economic Conditions, Public Policy / Economic Policy
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Publication Year: 2005
Genre: Technology & Engineering, Business & Economics, History, Political Science
Item Weight: 32.1 Oz
Number of Pages: 280 Pages