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Ladataan... Japan Unbound: A Volatile Nation's Quest for Pride and PurposeTekijä: John Nathan
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Kirjaudu LibraryThingiin nähdäksesi, pidätkö tästä kirjasta vai et. Ei tämänhetkisiä Keskustelu-viestiketjuja tästä kirjasta. Published in 2004, this book provides a thoughtful look at fairly recent issues concerning Japanese business, politics, youth and cultural identity since WWII, and primarily since the 1980s. The author is quite intimate with the culture and has enough connections (and fluency and cultural awareness) to land interviews with some important folks. While the author provides a well-written and educational piece, he also comes off as kind of cocky about his ability to “explain” Japanese identity. While this book opened my eyes to several crucial figures and ideas in Japan, it also left me skeptical of some of the author’s interpretations. Still, this is a worthwhile read that gave me some perspective regarding Japanese current affairs. ( ) näyttää 2/2 ei arvosteluja | lisää arvostelu
Not since World War II has Japan faced a crisis like the one before it now. An apparently endless recession has weakened the foundations of the traditional family and severed the bond between Japan's corporations and employees. Unruly children turn classrooms into battlefields. Ultranationalist pride and xenophobia are celebrated in best-selling comic books and championed by media superstars, including the governor of Tokyo. Upheavals across the society have significant ramifications for America. As the Japanese reject their traditions wholesale, they view their half-century-old connection to the United States with mounting skepticism. Drawing on his fluent Japanese and unmatched intimacy with the culture, John Nathan reveals a nation newly unmoored from the traditions that have shored it up and sometimes stifled it. Dramatic changes in business are augured by Carlos Ghosn, the Brazilian president of Nissan, once scorned as an outsider, now hailed for reviving a moribund giant. The soft-spoken artist Yoshinori Kobayashi foments and reflects rabid nationalism among millions with his hugely popular comic books. Yasuo Tanaka, a puckish writer and bon vivant, wins the governorship of Nagano and revolutionizes Japanese politics with his radical populism. Nathan delves beyond Japan's celebrities to map the epic shifts in daily life. He unveils the horrors of the Japanese school system. He goes inside a "career transition service" to witness the novel, nuanced rituals of job-hunting Japanese-style. He takes the pulse of ordinary citizens who are caught up in the country's many profound social shifts: agitprop pop culture, emerging feminism, environmentalism, teenage consumerism, entrepreneurship, and more. With immediacy and élan, John Nathan dispels conventional wisdom about Japan and replaces it with a brilliant vision of a country roiling with pride, uncertainty, creativity, fear, and hope. Kirjastojen kuvailuja ei löytynyt. |
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