Christopher Goto-Jones, Professor of Modern Japan Studies, University of Leiden
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.
尽管是本两百多页的小册子,但作为了解日本历史的入门书籍已经绰绰有余。而且由于作者舍弃了常规历史著作那种因追求准确性而陷于冗余的写作方式,本书读起来非常畅快。 从战国时代的结束,到黑船叩关、明治维新、日俄战争、中日战争和日本侵华战争,再到战后美国接管下的民主化...
评分 评分作为毗邻中国的日本,我们真的有深入的研究了解过他的历史吗?同源文化衍生出如此大相庭径的当代社会,让人不禁感叹,所谓社会的现代性,导致因素更多的是代表工业革命的西方性还是源于东亚文化的武士道精神及神道教的文化因素?好像已经很久没有看过学术性的小册子,谈不上通...
评分虽然是写日本,导论部分对什么是现代的探讨,对东方,西方,现代,传统之间纠结关系的思考,对中国以及其他非西方国家都是适用的。能不拽抽象的大词把这些问题说清楚,很了不起。
评分凡是介绍日本的入门级读物都喜欢强调日本的矛盾性。
评分内容非常introductory又引人思考。就写作上而言,真是模范开头,中间严格地控制节奏,再加上模范结尾。大家都说开头重要,但是这么好的结尾好久没看到过了。There is a question the author leads from the beginning to the end.
评分導論對「現代」的概念很清晰,不賣弄,值得參考。
评分5/5-5/7/2020)写得不错,覆盖内容挺多也很清楚。从黑船开航开头(还有它之前的织田信长到幕府,让我补了一下从《银魂》里学到的知识233)讲到了90年代,帮我梳理了一下时间线。高光出现在三岛由纪夫,他小胸一挺,小胯一歪,霹雳吧啦地对着军队痛心疾首一番,然鹅,听众毫无反应,因为根本听不到他叨叨了啥。。。我感觉这段作者就是来搞笑的(扶额
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