This anthology analyzes societal and cultural aspects of modern Japan. It identifies the dynamic trend and undercurrent in Japan by addressing three key areas: modernization, internationalization, and memory and imagination.
This sociology text which focuses on modern Japan establishes a historical and cultural context, then presents coverage of institutions, stratification, problems and social change.
This volume provides a perceptive background to modern Japanese culture. Ishida attempts a balanced evaluation of modern Japan, seeking to explain why the basic characteristics of Japanese society permit two almost opposite assessments.
... Japan (William W. Lockwood, ed., 1965), Aspects of Social Change in Modern Japan (R. P. Dore, ed., 1967), Political Development in Modern Japan (Robert E. Ward, ed., 1968), Tradition and Modernization in Japanese Culture (Donald H ...
This fascinating text is essential reading for those with an enthusiasm in Japanese studies but will also engage those with a concern in Japanese culture and society, as well as appealing to a readership with a wider interest in the ...