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You Gotta Have Wa (Vintage Departures)

by Robert Whiting

You Gotta Have Wa (Vintage Departures) Cover

ISBN13: 9780679729471
ISBN10: 067972947x
Condition: Standard
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An important element in Japanese baseball is wa--group harmony--embodied in the proverb "The nail that sticks up shall be hammered down". But what if the nail is a visiting American player? Here's a look at Japanese baseball, as seen by baffled Americans

Review:

"Whiting has hit upon a brilliant way of demonstrating the very different psyche of our major trading partner across the Pacific."--The New York Times Book Review
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780679729471
Author:
Whiting, Robert
Publisher:
Vintage Books USA
Location:
New York :
Subject:
Social life and customs
Subject:
Health and physical education
Subject:
Baseball players
Subject:
Baseball - History
Subject:
Baseball - General
Subject:
Baseball
Subject:
International
Subject:
Customs & Traditions
Subject:
Japan
Subject:
Japan Social life and customs 1945-
Subject:
Baseball players -- Japan.
Subject:
Bâeisbol
Subject:
Japon
Subject:
International - General
Subject:
International Relations - General
Edition Description:
1st Vintage departures ed.
Series:
Vintage Departures
Series Volume:
0000
Publication Date:
October 1990
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
368
Dimensions:
8.03x5.23x.78 in. .76 lbs.
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