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Event Recording of Book Talk – The Iconoclast: Shinzō Abe and the New Japan with the Author Tobias Harris hosted online by UBC Centre for Japanese Research.
UBC CJR's online book talk on The Iconoclast: Shinzō Abe and the New Japan with the author Tobias Harris, in conversation with the CJR Co-Director Yves Tiberghien (Professor at UBC Political Science). We take a deeper look at the life and career of Shinzō Abe, the former Prime Minister of Japan.
Original Event Date & Time:
Tuesday, December 8, 2020 | 5:00 – 6:30PM(PST)
Tuesday, December 8, 2020 | 8:00 – 9:30PM (EST)
Wednesday, December 9, 2020 | 10:00 – 11:30AM (JST)
Featuring:
Tobias Harris - Book Author (observingjapan.com/)
Yves Tiberghien - UBC Political Science Professor & CJR Co-Director (politics.ubc.ca/persons/yves-tiberghien/?login)
About the Book:
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, until his resignation in 2020, dominated Japanese democracy as no leader had done before.
Abe inspired fierce loyalty among his followers, sidelining rivals with his ambitious economic programme and support for the security and armed forces. He 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 who laid the groundwork for Japan’s survival in a turbulent century.
Book is available for orders – hurstpublishers.com/book/the-iconoclast
Webinar recording of the event on December 3, 2020. Video edited by Saya Soma.
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Event Recording of Book Talk – The Iconoclast: Shinzō Abe and the New Japan with the Author Tobias Harris hosted online by UBC Centre for Japanese Research.
UBC CJR's online book talk on The Iconoclast: Shinzō Abe and the New Japan with the author Tobias Harris, in conversation with the CJR Co-Director Yves Tiberghien (Professor at UBC Political Science). We take a deeper look at the life and career of Shinzō Abe, the former Prime Minister of Japan.
Original Event Date & Time:
Tuesday, December 8, 2020 | 5:00 – 6:30PM(PST)
Tuesday, December 8, 2020 | 8:00 – 9:30PM (EST)
Wednesday, December 9, 2020 | 10:00 – 11:30AM (JST)
Featuring:
Tobias Harris - Book Author (observingjapan.com/)
Yves Tiberghien - UBC Political Science Professor & CJR Co-Director (politics.ubc.ca/persons/yves-tiberghien/?login)
About the Book:
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, until his resignation in 2020, dominated Japanese democracy as no leader had done before.
Abe inspired fierce loyalty among his followers, sidelining rivals with his ambitious economic programme and support for the security and armed forces. He 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 who laid the groundwork for Japan’s survival in a turbulent century.
Book is available for orders – hurstpublishers.com/book/the-iconoclast
Webinar recording of the event on December 3, 2020. Video edited by Saya Soma.
For more events like this, visit: cjr.iar.ubc.ca/the-centre
Join our newsletter list: cjr.iar.ubc.ca/news-events/newsletters
Twitter: twitter.com/ubcCJR
Facebook: facebook.com/CJRatUBC
