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| AUTHOR: | Declan Hayes |
| CATEGORY: | Book |
| MANUFACTURER: | Tuttle Publishing |
| ISBN: | 080483279X |
| TYPE: | 1945-, 1945-1989, 1989-, Asia - Japan, China, Current Affairs, Foreign relations, International Relations - General, Japan, Political, Politics - Current Events, Politics/International Relations, World politics |
| MEDIA: | Hardcover |
| # OF MEDIA: | 1 |
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Customer Reviews of Japan: The Toothless Tiger
Prophetic A large part of this book is devoted to discussing the threats North Korea and China pose. Now, reviewing the book in January 2003, as North Korea once again threatens Japan and other countries with its nuclear arsenal, this book can be seen as prophetic. Hayes tells it like it is, not like how wet liberals want it to be.
Ahead of its time
The book has been ahead of its time. Now in mid-2003, the world's attention is focussed on North-Korea and how Japan and the US should react. Well, readers of this book find little surprising in this turn of events. Prof Hayes does not mince words or pull punches. Those who like engaging and easy-to-read writing style will find it appealing. There are no footnotes and academic references to clutter up the text and reduce readability.
Interesting Read
After returning from Singapore, where this book has been a mini sensation,I picked up a copy in WH Smith. I liked the pace: fast and snappy. There was a touch of the Communist Manifesto style at the beginning: There is a specter (sic) haunting Asia. Hayes is obviously playing up to the American readers...At least Hayes has tried to educate them, a thnakless task undoubtedly but a necessary one given their unfortunate preeminence in world afairs.
Although the book should sell well in the United States among the small literate community there, I can not see it chalking up great sales this side of the Atlantic. We tend to be better informed on current affairs in general ( the BBC, civilisation and all that). Therefore, although the Toothless Tiger will be a big help to ignorant Americans, on this side of the pond, it is a different story. We know it all already. And yes, the North Korean leader is an exceptionally arrogant twit with an ego surpassed only by his late father's. Fancy complaining that the Russians would not get 300,000 scholl kids out ot greet him and his silly train. Hayes is right to show the feet of clay of the lunatics who run the asylum known as North Korea.