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Japanese Culture in Comparative Perspective by Yasumasa Kuroda and Chikio Hayashi (1997, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherBloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN-100275958612
ISBN-139780275958619
eBay Product ID (ePID)581567
Product Key Features
Number of Pages240 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameJapanese Culture in Comparative Perspective
Publication Year1997
SubjectAsia / Japan, Human Geography, Anthropology / Cultural & Social
TypeTextbook
AuthorYasumasa Kuroda, Chikio Hayashi
Subject AreaSocial Science, History
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight18 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN96-037728
Dewey Edition21
Reviews"The authors are to be commended for selection and orgainzing their longitudinal data, presenting their complex findings logically, and relating them to other scholarship about Japanese culture." The Journal of Asian Studies, "This significant contribution to the literature provides a Japanese view of their own culture rather than an outsider's." Choice
Number of Volumes1 vol.
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal306/.0952
Table Of ContentForeword by Hayward R. Alker Preface Introduction: Search for the Core of Japanese Culture Rashomonesque Yamazakura: Ambiguous Language Model of Japanese Culture Enduring Japanese Culture Changing Japanese Culture Common Japanese Culture Unique Japanese Culture Japanese Culture and Its Vitality Conclusion: Rashomonesque Yamazakura Appendix References Subject Index Author Index
SynopsisJapanese culture is inscrutable--but then, so is American culture seen from the viewpoint of the Japanese. As Hayashi and Kuroda make clear, the problem is one of perspective. Neither is really an enigma if the viewer can free him- or herself from the mother culture and look at the other culture from within its own context. Along the way, the authors answer many questions about Japan from the never-ending nature of its trade disputes to the reasons for the misconceptions of many Western writers. The authors challenge those who think every culture perceives, thinks, and expresses alike. They also challenge those who believe that Japanese culture has changed significantly in recent years. Hayashi and Kuroda look at ancient poems and 7th-century documents as well as the writings of Japan's Nobel laureate, Oe, to show that the essence of Japanese culture remains unchanged. By examining the use of language as well as analyzing modern statistical data, Hayashi and Kuroda show how the Japanese concept of self is indistinct and how the Japanese live in a mental world of multiple truths. Along the way the authors provide new interpretations and insights that are invaluable to all students of Japan, from policy makers to poets and painters.
LC Classification NumberDS821
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