| Book Review | Environmental History, 10.1

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Book Review

Acid Rain Science and Politics in Japan: A History of Knowledge and Action toward Sustainability. By Kenneth E. Wilkening. Cambridge: MIT Press, 2004. vii + 322 pp. Tables, charts, notes, bibliography, index. Paper, $19.00.

No country has been dealing with acid rain for as long as Japan has, and because of the elemental connection between Japan and rain, perhaps no other country feels its effects at such a culturally intimate level. Wilkening explains, "Japan is a culture of rain like the Native American Hopi culture is a culture of sun or the Arctic Inuit culture is a culture of snow" (p. 1). Accordingly, Japan was the first country to undertake research and policy making to deal with the effects of acid rain and early established itself as a world leader in these areas. Despite the narrow focus implied by the title, Wilkening succeeds at showing the broader relevance of his work. Not only will those interested in Japan's history, culture, science and technology, environment, leadership, and politics be served by this book, but also those studying international environmental policy and the interplay of science and policy making in environmental problem-solving in non-country-specific contexts.

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