Contemporary Japanese thought
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Contemporary Japanese thought
(Weatherhead books on Asia)
Columbia University Press, c2005
- : cloth
- : pbk
Available at 45 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
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  United States of America
Note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Contents of Works
- The politics of teasing / Ehara Yumiko
- A feminist view of Maruyama Masao's modernity / Ehara Yumiko
- The imaginary geography of a nation and denationalized narrative / Kang Sangjung
- The discovery of the "Orient" and Orientalism / Kang Sangjung
- Overcoming modernity / Karatani Kōjin
- Sōseki's diversity : on Kokoro / Karatani Kōjin
- The wonderland of "immortality" / Nishitani Osamu
- Two negations : the fear of being excluded and the logic of self-esteem / Naoki Sakai
- Japanese neo-nationalism : a critique of Katō Norihiro's "After the defeat" discourse / Takahashi Tetsuya
- From the Hinomaru and Kimigayo to the symbolic emperor system / Takahashi Tetsuya
- In the feminine guise : a trap of reverse Orientalism / Ueno Chizuko
- Collapse of "Japanese mothers" / Ueno Chizuko
- Colonialism and modernity / Ukai Satoshi
- Reflections beyond the flag : why is the Hinomaru flag "auspicious/foolish"? / Ukai Satoshi
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Appearing for the first time in English, the writings in this collection reflect some of the most innovative and influential work by Japanese intellectuals in recent years. The volume offers a rare and much-needed window into the crucial ideas and positions currently shaping Japanese thought (shiso). In addressing the political, historical, and cultural issues that have dominated Japanese society, these essays cross a range of disciplines, including literary theory, philosophy, history, gender studies, and cultural studies. Contributors examine Japan's imperialist and nationalist past as well as representations and remembrances of this history. They also critique recent efforts in Japanese right-wing circles to erase or obscure the more troubling aspects of Japan's colonial enterprise in East Asia. Other essays explore how Japan has viewed itself in regard to the West and the complex influence of Western thought on Japanese intellectual and political life.
The volume's groundbreaking essays on issues of gender and the contested place of feminist thought in Japan discuss the similarities between the emotional bullying of women who do not accept traditional gender roles and teasing in schools; how the Japanese have adopted elements of Western orientalism to discredit feminism; and historical constructions of Japanese motherhood.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments Introduction, by Richard F. Calichman 1. Ehara Yumiko The Politics of Teasing A Feminist View of Maruyama Masao's Modernity 2. Kang Sangjung The Imaginary Geography of a Nation and Denationalized Narrative The Discovery of the "Orient" and Orientalism 3. Karatani Ko Jin Overcoming Modernity Soseki's Diversity: On Kokoro 4. Nishitani Osamu The Wonderland of "Immortality" 5. Naoki Sakai Two Negations: The Fear of Being Excluded and the Logic of Self-Esteem 6. Takahashi Tetsuya Japanese Neo-Nationalism: A Critique of Kato Norihiro's "After the Defeat" Discourse From the Hinomaru and Kimigayo to the Symbolic Emperor System 7. Ueno Chizuko In the Feminine Guise: A Trap of Reverse Orientalism Collapse of "Japanese Mothers" 8. Ukai Satoshi Colonialism and Modernity Reflections Beyond the Flag: Why Is the Hinomaru Flag "Auspicious/Foolish"? Glossary List of Contributors Index of Names
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