Mirror of Modernity Invented Traditions of Modern Japan
This collection of essays challenges the notion that Japan's present cultural identity is the simple legacy of Japan's premodern and insular past. Building on the pathbreaking historical analysis of British traditions, The Invention of Tradition, sixteen American and Japanese scholars exam...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berkeley ; Los Angeles ; London
University of California Press
1998, ©1998
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| Series: | Twentieth Century Japan: The Emergence of a World Power
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| Collection: | DeGruyter MPG Collection - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | This collection of essays challenges the notion that Japan's present cultural identity is the simple legacy of Japan's premodern and insular past. Building on the pathbreaking historical analysis of British traditions, The Invention of Tradition, sixteen American and Japanese scholars examine "age-old" Japanese cultural practices, ranging from judo to labor management, and show these to be largely creations of the modern era. |
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| Physical Description: | xvii, 328 pages |
| ISBN: | 978-0-520-91817-7 |