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Beginning in late Edo; the Japanese faced a rapidly and irreversibly changing world in which industrialization; westernization; and internationalization was exerting pressure upon an entrenched traditional culture. The Japanese themselves felt threatened by Western powers; with their sense of superiority and military might. Yet; the Japanese were more prepared to meet this challenge than was thought at the time; and they used a variety of strategies to address the tension between modernity and tradition. Inexorable Modernity illuminates our understanding of how Japan has dealt with modernity and of what mechanisms; universal and local; we can attribute to the mode of negotiation between tradition and modernity in three major forms of art-theater; the visual arts; and literature. Dr. Hiroshi Nara brings together a thoughtful collection of essays that demonstrate that traditional and modern approaches to life feed off of one other; and tradition; whether real or created; was sought out in order to find a way to live with the burden of modernity. Inexorable Modernity is a valuable and enlightening read for those interested in Asian studies and history.