Modern Japan: A Very Short Introduction

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  2018年6月22日

  書名：Modern Japan: A Very Short Introduction
  著者：Christopher Goto-Jones
  
  【版元】
  ページ　176 ページ
  フォーマット　Paperback
  サイズ　112 x 174 mm
  刊行日　2009年04月
  ISBN : 9780199235698
  参考価格（税込）: ¥1,404
  シリーズ　Very Short Introductions
  
  ・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
  ・Part of the bestselling Very Short Introductions series - millions of copies sold worldwide
  
  ［Description］
  Japan is arguably today's most successful industrial economy, combining almost unprecedented affluence with social stability and apparent harmony. Japanese goods and cultural products--from animated movies and computer games to cars, semiconductors, and management techniques--are consumed around the world. 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. This Very Short Introduction explodes the myths and explores the reality of modern Japan, offering a concise, engaging, and accessible look at the history, economy, politics, and culture of this fascinating nation. It examines what the term "modern" means to the Japanese, debunks the notion that Japan went through a period of total isolation from the world, and explores the continuity between pre- and post-war Japan. Anyone curious about this intriguing country will find a wealth of insight and information in these pages.
  
  ［About the Series］
  Combining authority with wit, accessibility, and style, Very Short Introductions offer an introduction to some of life's most interesting topics. Written by experts for the newcomer, they demonstrate the finest contemporary thinking about the central problems and issues in hundreds of key topics, from philosophy to Freud, quantum theory to Islam
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  【Contents】
  Colophon　[vi]
  Contents　[vii]
  Acknowledgements and conventions　[ix-x]
  List of illustrations　[xi-xii]
  
  Introduction: what's modern about modern Japan?　001
  Perception of modern Japan: FIFA World Cup 2002
  What is "moder" anyway ?
  Structure of this book
  
  1 Japan's encounter with the modern world　014
  The arrival of Perry 014
  The unification of Japan and the making of Pax Tokugawa 019
  The contours of Pax Tokugawa and the genesis of modernity 024
  Bakumatsu and the Meiji Restoration 036
  
  2 Imperial revolution: embarrassing modernity 　042
  Symbolic reform of Meiji state 044
  Ideological and legal reform of Meiji state 048
  Social and political reform of Meiji state 053
  Towards a new nationalism 058
  
  3 Overcoming and overcome by the modernity: Japan at war　062
  The politics of the Meiji empire 063
  Taisho^ democracy 071
  Early Showa^ and war in the Pacific 076
  The ideology of an anti-imperial empire 083
  
  4 Economic miracle and the making of a post-modern society　089
  A new start: the US occupation 089
  The economic boom 100
  The tribe of the sun 106
  Identity crisis 110
  Bubbling into postmodernity 116
  
  5 Overcoming denial: contemporary Japan's quest for normalcy 　124
  What is normal Japan? 124
  The legitimacy deficit and question of responsibility 128
  Denial as national pathology and "lost decade" of the 1990s 130
  Can "Japan" receive therapy? 135
  Consequences of illegitimacy 137
  
  Epilogue: Japan in the 21st century　140
  The frontier within: a spiritual revolution 140
  The land of the rising sun 144
  
  Further reading　[151-153]
  Index　[155-159]

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  2018年5月11日

  日本の問題を巡って欧米人と対話することを本書は要請している。顕著な例は英語をもっと日本に導入せよと迫っていることだが、しかし内容はそれに尽きるものではなく、独特の見方で日本の歴史を分析している。ただ、歴史の事実をメインにして論じる以上に、いささか日本の精神性や思想性に傾斜し、読者を教化しようとする傾向がある。欧米人が哲学を我がものにしていることからも、事実を超えて本質的な議論で解決策を提示できる強みなのだろうが、日本人の我々からすれば、欧米の方針に追随するよう、無理押しされているようで、黒船のような外圧の印象を受ける。そもそも、日本人に福音となる主張をしてくれるわけがないから、ある意味摩擦は覚悟しないといけない。ただ、これが海外の人間が日本を眺める見方だと受け取って、実際の状況を認識する必要があるだろう。

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