Looking for the Lost: Journeys Through a Vanishing Japan (Kodansha Globe)

@book{citeulike:1765657, abstract = {{A VIBRANT, MEDITATIVE MALK IN SEARCH OF THE SOUL OF JAPAN<br><br>Traveling by foot through mountains and villages, Alan Booth found a Japan far removed from the stereotypes familiar to Westerners. Whether retracing the footsteps of ancient warriors or detailing the encroachments of suburban sprawl, he unerringly finds the telling detail, the unexpected<br>transformation, the everyday drama that brings this remote world to life on the page. Looking for the Lost is full of personalities, from friendly gangsters to mischievous children to the author himself, an expatriate who found in Japan both his true home and dogged exile. Wry, witty, sometimes<br>angry, always eloquent, Booth is a uniquely perceptive guide. <br><br>Looking for the Lost is a technicolor journey into the heart of a nation. Perhaps even more significant, it is the self-portrait of one man, Alan Booth, exquisitely painted in the twilight of his own life.}}, author = {Booth, Alan }, citeulike-article-id = {1765657}, howpublished = {Paperback}, isbn = {1568361483}, keywords = {culture, japan, studies, travel}, month = {July}, posted-at = {2007-10-13 23:46:57}, priority = {2}, publisher = {{Kodansha Globe}}, title = {Looking for the Lost: Journeys Through a Vanishing Japan (Kodansha Globe)}, url = {http://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=citeulike09-20\&amp;path=ASIN/1568361483}, year = {1997} }

TY - BOOK ID - citeulike:1765657 L3 - citeulike-article-id:1765657 TI - Looking for the Lost: Journeys Through a Vanishing Japan (Kodansha Globe) PB - {Kodansha Globe} SN - 1568361483 N2 - {A VIBRANT, MEDITATIVE MALK IN SEARCH OF THE SOUL OF JAPAN<br><br>Traveling by foot through mountains and villages, Alan Booth found a Japan far removed from the stereotypes familiar to Westerners. Whether retracing the footsteps of ancient warriors or detailing the encroachments of suburban sprawl, he unerringly finds the telling detail, the unexpected<br>transformation, the everyday drama that brings this remote world to life on the page. Looking for the Lost is full of personalities, from friendly gangsters to mischievous children to the author himself, an expatriate who found in Japan both his true home and dogged exile. Wry, witty, sometimes<br>angry, always eloquent, Booth is a uniquely perceptive guide. <br><br>Looking for the Lost is a technicolor journey into the heart of a nation. Perhaps even more significant, it is the self-portrait of one man, Alan Booth, exquisitely painted in the twilight of his own life.} KW - culture KW - japan KW - studies KW - travel AU - Booth, Alan PY - 1997/07/08/ UR - http://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=citeulike09-20&amp;path=ASIN/1568361483 ER -