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The Iconoclast

Shinzo Abe and the New Japan

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The Iconoclast

By: Tobias Harris
Narrated by: Ward Sexton
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Shinzo Abe entered politics burdened by high expectations: that he would change Japan. In 2007, seemingly overwhelmed, he resigned after only a year as prime minister. Yet, following five years of reinvention, he masterfully regained the premiership in 2012, and now dominates Japanese democracy as no leader has done before.

Abe has inspired fierce loyalty among his followers, cowing Japan's left with his ambitious economic program and support for the security and armed forces. He has staked a leadership role for Japan in a region being rapidly transformed by the rise of China, and India, while carefully preserving an ironclad relationship with Trump's America.

The Iconoclast tells the story of Abe's meteoric rise and stunning fall, his remarkable comeback, and his unlikely emergence as a global statesman laying the groundwork for Japan's survival in a turbulent century.

©2020 Tobias S. Harris (P)2022 Tantor Asia Politics & Activism Politics & Government Presidents & Heads of State World Capitalism
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Very well researched and writen book with one major fault - it ilogocally ends just few months before the end of Abe's premiership. Reading it is like watching a movie and switching the TV off 5 minutes before the end. Also, the cringe and unnecessary final rant about Abe not tackling climate changes just shows you whats wrong with today's US universities.

Great book with one major fault.

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