Mirror of Modernity: Invented Traditions of Modern Japan: 9 (Twentieth Century Japan: The Emergence of a World Power) - Hardcover

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ISBN 10: 0520206215 ISBN 13: 9780520206212

Verlag: University of California Press, 1998

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This collection of essays challenges the notion that Japan's present cultural identity is the simple legacy of its pre-modern and insular past. Building on the historical analysis of British traditions, "The Invention of Tradition", 16 American and Japanese scholars examine "age-old" Japanese cultural practices, ranging from judo to labour management, and show these to be largely creations of the modern era.

Nota de la solapa:

"This book forces a rethinking of the contentional dichotomy between tradition and modernity. The authors argue provocatively that much of Japanese 'tradition' is a modern invention."—Gail Lee Bernstein, author of Haruko's World

"Sure to stimulate debate in the field of Japanese studies, this important work deftly historicizes the origins of such 'traditional practices' as judo or Japanese-style management."—Peter Duus, author of The Abacus and the Sword

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• Verlag: University of California Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0520206215
• ISBN 13: 9780520206212
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 300
• Herausgeber: Vlastos Stephen