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'Amazingly well researched, fabulously informative and an awful lot of fun. If you love Japanese culture or are just curious to know more I can't recommend this book highly enough' Jonathan Ross
'A nerd- and generalist-friendly look at how Japan shaped the post-World War II world, from toys to Trump…Why read it?
1 author picked Pure Invention as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
In this book, Alt sets out a convincing argument as to how much of the modern world, the culture and products consumed, as well as niche but dangerously influential areas of the internet and modern politics such as ‘4chan,’ trace their birth and or roots back to Japan. It is full of facts that are commonly overlooked or ignored but are true nonetheless. I could not stop reading this, and I suspect that if you are reading this list, you won’t be able to either.
From Thomas' list on The best books to get aboard the rollercoaster world of Japan’s global history.
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