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.
从现代日本,反思中国,在一些方面又何尝不是如此?在接受现代化的洗礼中,传统文化的断层,国家自我认知的缺失,随处可见。在追逐物质文明的同时,文化已经被甩下了几条街。有点思想觉悟的人会开始迷茫,中国的文化传统在哪里呢?我对于中国文化,是完全的空白。希望,慢慢拾...
评分这是一本只有147页的小书,作者是荷兰的克里斯托弗,该书内容简洁,重点对日本现代化进程中的史实进行表述,辅以探究日本文化根基。但是在探究文化方面,这本书远不如鲁尼本尼迪克特的《菊与刀》。两本书各有千秋,读者可以各取所需。 看了这本书才知道,中国和日本曾...
评分这是一本只有147页的小书,作者是荷兰的克里斯托弗,该书内容简洁,重点对日本现代化进程中的史实进行表述,辅以探究日本文化根基。但是在探究文化方面,这本书远不如鲁尼本尼迪克特的《菊与刀》。两本书各有千秋,读者可以各取所需。 看了这本书才知道,中国和日本曾...
评分这本书让我对历史兴趣大增啊!逻辑简单清晰,就是流水账形式,呈现日本从19世纪中叶被美国人打开关门从而被迫卷入现代化,到如今进入21世纪,近200年的现代化历程。这种宏大的叙事视角使书读起来特别爽啊!有种上帝视角的蜜汁错觉啊! 这本书读完对于1853年以后每个历史阶段的...
评分这其实算我解答疑惑的一本书,自从看了《菊与刀》这本人类学著作后,就对日本在二战后的发展十分感兴趣。 《菊与刀》着重将日本人刻画成矛盾的结合体:即忠诚又背叛,即坚忍同时又反抗,即热爱艺术怀有浪漫气息,又充满了残忍狡诈的勇武。日本人的性格被凝...
導論對「現代」的概念很清晰,不賣弄,值得參考。
评分150623-151102 越南实习第二周百无聊赖时开始在办公室里看的,在首尔飞华盛顿14个小时的航班上看完了。写得不错的入门书。印象最深的好像是作者提到哥斯拉怪兽片的兴起和核能的利用以及工业发展导致的环境污染的联系,回到jhu查课表发现还真的有一门于此有关的环境史的课 haha
评分導論對「現代」的概念很清晰,不賣弄,值得參考。
评分实在太概括了,同时因为注释少很难估计事实和评论的可靠度
评分If modern technology is allowed to rule over everything, what is to become of the spirit that makes us human? Emperor Hirohito called on them to ‘endure the unendurable and bear the unbearable’.
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