Giving Up the Gun by Noel Perrin
Giving Up the Gun

Noel Perrin

Giving Up the Gun

Noel Perrin

122 pages first pub 1979 (editions)

nonfiction history adventurous informative mysterious medium-paced
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Readers who relish uncovering lesser-known historical paradoxes through vivid storytelling and cross-cultural insights will find "Giving Up the Gun" a captivating journey into Japan's deliberate retreat from technological power.

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This is a significant story, and Perrin tells it marvelously well, with rich detail, captivating quotations from observers of the time, both Japanese and Western, and a wealth of revealing comparisons with contemporary technology, warfare, and lif...

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