Looks at many contemporary concerns and issues in Japan - exploring its history, economy, politics, and culture
Examines what it means to call Japan a 'modern' society, and what 'modern' has meant to the Japanese
Debunks many myths, for example explaining how Japan was never completely isolated from the outside world: even during the long period of so-called sakoku (isolationism, 1601-1853)
Examines the continuity between pre-Pacific War Japan, and post-war Japan
Japan is arguably today's most successful industrial economy, combining almost unprecedented affluence with social stability and apparent harmony. Japanese goods and cultural products are consumed all over the world, ranging from animated movies and computer games all the way through to cars, semiconductors, and management techniques. In many ways, Japan is an icon of the modern world, and yet it remains something of an enigma to many, who see it as a confusing montage of the alien and the familiar, the ancient and modern. The aim of this Very Short Introduction is to explode the myths and explore the reality of modern Japan - by taking a concise look at its history, economy, politics, and culture.
Readership: Anyone with an interest in modern Japan, including tourists, policymakers, business people, students, and academics. The book is a quick way to get up to speed on debates on modern Japan without having to tackle a lot of specialist literature.
Christopher Goto-Jones, Professor of Modern Japan Studies, University of Leiden
西方世界由于技术进步,走在了世界的前列,压制着后来崛起的新兴的民族国家,而这些国家在反抗压制的过程中逐渐找回自身的自信或者找到自己的民族的根本。日本人走的多了点,挑战西方列强的同时,摧毁了自己在东方的生存环境,以至于它不得不抛弃自己的传统,加入到西方序列,...
评分西方世界由于技术进步,走在了世界的前列,压制着后来崛起的新兴的民族国家,而这些国家在反抗压制的过程中逐渐找回自身的自信或者找到自己的民族的根本。日本人走的多了点,挑战西方列强的同时,摧毁了自己在东方的生存环境,以至于它不得不抛弃自己的传统,加入到西方序列,...
评分 评分在现代与传统的探究上不仅存在很多伪命题,还有很多不怀好意的人在搬弄是非。 对于一些表面可见的传统,我总是持这样一套简单的逻辑,就像以淳朴的农村为例,最初粗犷的发展会一步步侵蚀农村,体现在环境破坏人口流失人心不古等等方面,随后随着经济的发展,或多或少,发展的福...
评分这本书让我对历史兴趣大增啊!逻辑简单清晰,就是流水账形式,呈现日本从19世纪中叶被美国人打开关门从而被迫卷入现代化,到如今进入21世纪,近200年的现代化历程。这种宏大的叙事视角使书读起来特别爽啊!有种上帝视角的蜜汁错觉啊! 这本书读完对于1853年以后每个历史阶段的...
好歹学到点知识
评分一边追赶西方列强,一边追寻大和精神,日本人民最终得了精神分裂症~
评分Post-modernism的描述很不错。可以结合其他描述日本的文本一起看。
评分日本人参拜靖国神社真没什么好大惊小怪呀,他们是想快点摆脱历史包袱move on,而非“真心”道歉 (这听来确实很日本)。然而书里也说国家不是可以随意人格化的,那种强迫别国道歉、否则就说该国家“人格分裂”的亚洲国家窝觉得很不可思议。
评分很清晰地梳理了日本现代化的发展脉络,补充了自己关于日本历史知识的空缺,对于曾经想不通的问题也有了一些理解。是很好的入门科普书。
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