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Shinkansen: From Bullet Train to Symbol of Modern Japan - Routledge Contemporary Japan Series Hood, Christopher (Cardiff University, UK) 1st edition
Shinkansen: From Bullet Train to Symbol of Modern Japan - Routledge Contemporary Japan Series
Hood, Christopher (Cardiff University, UK)
The author gives a thorough examination of the phenomenon of the Shinkansen, and its relationship with Japanese society. He includes the history of the the bullet train, the reasons behind its success, and demonstrates how it went from being simply a high-speed rail network to attaining the status of iconic national symbol.
288 pages, 53 black & white illustrations, 28 black & white tables, 35 black & white halftones, 18 b
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | January 27, 2006 |
| ISBN13 | 9780415320528 |
| Publishers | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Pages | 268 |
| Dimensions | 156 × 234 × 19 mm · 600 g |
| Language | English |