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Overcoming Modernity: Cultural Identity in Wartime Japan
Richard Calichman
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Description for Overcoming Modernity: Cultural Identity in Wartime Japan
Hardback. In the summer of 1942, Japan's leading cultural authorities gathered in Tokyo to discuss the massive cultural, technological, and intellectual changes that had transformed Japan since the Meiji period. This book presents the English translation of the symposium proceedings. Editor(s): Calichman, Richard. Series: Weatherhead Books on Asia. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; HBJF; HBWQ; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 510.
In the summer of 1942 Japan's leading cultural authorities gathered in Tokyo to discuss the massive cultural, technological, and intellectual changes that had transformed Japan since the Meiji period. They feared that without a sufficient understanding of these developments, the Japanese people would lose their identity to the reckless and rapid process of modernization. The participants of this symposium hoped to settle the question of Japanese cultural identity at a time when their country was already at war with England and the United States. They presented papers and held roundtable discussions analyzing the effects of modernity from the diverse perspectives ... Read more
In the summer of 1942 Japan's leading cultural authorities gathered in Tokyo to discuss the massive cultural, technological, and intellectual changes that had transformed Japan since the Meiji period. They feared that without a sufficient understanding of these developments, the Japanese people would lose their identity to the reckless and rapid process of modernization. The participants of this symposium hoped to settle the question of Japanese cultural identity at a time when their country was already at war with England and the United States. They presented papers and held roundtable discussions analyzing the effects of modernity from the diverse perspectives ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Series
Weatherhead Books on Asia
Condition
New
Weight
510g
Number of Pages
248
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231143967
SKU
V9780231143967
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About Richard Calichman
Richard F. Calichman is an associate professor of Japan Studies and chair of the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures at the City College of New York, CUNY. His previous publications include Contemporary Japanese Thought, What Is Modernity? Writings of Takeuchi Yoshimi, and Takeuchi Yoshimi: Displacing the West.
Reviews for Overcoming Modernity: Cultural Identity in Wartime Japan
An important text for anyone interested in the challenges to modernity in historical Japan or in much of the contemporary world... Highly Recommended. CHOICE Calichman's English version of Overcoming Modernity... is without doubt an excellent achievement and will be indispensable reading for any serious student of modern Japan.
Yasunari Takada Journal of Japanese Studies Calichman has formulated a powerful ... Read more
Yasunari Takada Journal of Japanese Studies Calichman has formulated a powerful ... Read more