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The Urban Phenomenon in Japan

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The Japanese City: A Sociological Analysis. By YazakiTakeo. Trans, by SwainDavid L.. Rutland, Vt. and Tokyo: Japan Publications Trading Company, 1963. 105. Illustrations. $4.50.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 March 2011

Ohshio Shunsuke
Ohshio Shunsuke
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Tokyo Metropolitan University
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The Journal of Asian Studies , Volume 24 , Issue 1 , November 1964 , pp. 122 - 129
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Copyright © The Association for Asian Studies, Inc. 1964

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