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Contemporary Japanese Thought
Richard Calichman (Ed.)
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Description for Contemporary Japanese Thought
Hardback. Editor(s): Calichman, Richard. Series: Weatherhead Books on Asia. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFC; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 681.
Appearing for the first time in English, the writings in this collection reflect some of the most innovative and influential work by Japanese intellectuals in recent years. The volume offers a rare and much-needed window into the crucial ideas and positions currently shaping Japanese thought (shiso). In addressing the political, historical, and cultural issues that have dominated Japanese society, these essays cross a range of disciplines, including literary theory, philosophy, history, gender studies, and cultural studies. Contributors examine Japan's imperialist and nationalist past as well as representations and remembrances of this history. They also critique recent efforts in Japanese ... Read more
Appearing for the first time in English, the writings in this collection reflect some of the most innovative and influential work by Japanese intellectuals in recent years. The volume offers a rare and much-needed window into the crucial ideas and positions currently shaping Japanese thought (shiso). In addressing the political, historical, and cultural issues that have dominated Japanese society, these essays cross a range of disciplines, including literary theory, philosophy, history, gender studies, and cultural studies. Contributors examine Japan's imperialist and nationalist past as well as representations and remembrances of this history. They also critique recent efforts in Japanese ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Series
Weatherhead Books on Asia
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231136204
SKU
V9780231136204
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About Richard Calichman (Ed.)
Richard F. Calichman is assistant professor of Japanese studies at the City College of New York, CUNY. He is the author of Takeuchi Yoshimi: Displacing the West and the editor and translator of What Is Modernity? Writings of Takeuchi Yoshimi (Columbia). He lives in New York City.
Reviews for Contemporary Japanese Thought
An admirable, engrossing, and valuable collection.
Andrew Barshay International Journal of Asian Studies Important for making accessible to Western audiences not only the existence but the richness of the theoretical debates taking place within a non-Western society.
Chikako Endo, H-Net The book deserves to be widely read beyond (as well as within) the bounds of Japanese studies
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Andrew Barshay International Journal of Asian Studies Important for making accessible to Western audiences not only the existence but the richness of the theoretical debates taking place within a non-Western society.
Chikako Endo, H-Net The book deserves to be widely read beyond (as well as within) the bounds of Japanese studies
... Read more