Civilization and Monsters: Spirits of Modernity in Meiji Japan (Asia-Pacific: Culture, Politics, and Society)

Civilization and Monsters: Spirits of Modernity in Meiji Japan (Asia-Pacific)

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Civilization and Monsters: Spirits of Modernity in Meiji Japan (Asia-Pacific: Culture, Politics, and Society)

Civilization and Monsters: Spirits of Modernity in Meiji Japan (Asia-Pacific)

Written by Gerald Figal
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Published December 27, 1999
ISBN 1649488
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Gerald Figal is a writer and avid reader based in the Pacific Northwest. Before pursuing writing full-time, they spent over a decade working in education. When not working on their next book, Gerald Figal can usually be found hiking with their dog or trying out new coffee shops in their neighborhood.

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