Ronald Philip Dore 
Aspects of Social Change in Modern Japan [PDF ebook] 

This is an examination of the consequences of Japan’s rapid industrialization upon interpersonal relations. Based upon current theories of Western experiences with modernization, these studies show that the Eastern changes do not conform to Western patterns.
Originally published in 1967.
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