Cultural Nationalism in Contemporary Japan: A Sociological EnquiryRoutledge, 18/10/2005 - 284 من الصفحات The debate about Japan's 'uniqueness' is central to Japanese studies. This book aims to illuminate that debate from a comparative and theoretical perspective. It also tests theories of ethnicity and cultural nationalism through the use of Japan as a case study. |
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... regarded in this study as relevant in the context of cultural nationalism, respond to ideas of national distinctiveness formulated by intellectuals (or thinking elites); 4 a reassessment of the view that regards educators as playing the ...
... regarded in this study as relevant in the context of japanese cultural nationalism. Methods of collecting data are discussed in chapter 6. The study aims not only to expound the empirical core of the research but also to relate it to ...
... regarded as the universal logic. This may seem a small point but it illustrates the manner in which Japanese thinking elites have perceived themselves and their culture in the world. The Japanese have long perceived themselves to be on ...
... regarded as black even though his outward appearance is white. The same person would be very likely to be called white in Brazil, where a black is someone of predominantly African ancestry. Also, julian Pitt-Rivers (1977: 318) provides ...
... regarded as an essentially cultural phenomenon, and culture can be acquired and changed. The concept of 'race' is employed in this study with this understanding in mind: 'race' has no real biological foundation and is, first and ...
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comparative perspectives | 39 |
a critical review | 68 |
the holistic tradition in theories of modem Japan | 87 |
Chapter 6 Perceptions of Japanese uniqueness among educators and businessmen | 104 |
the response of educators and businessmen to the nihonjinron | 133 |
Chapter 8 Leading business elites nationalism and cultural nationalism | 158 |
Chapter 9 Explanations of the nihonjinron | 185 |
Chapter 10 Resurgent cultural nationalism and prudent revivalist nationalism | 203 |
Notes | 227 |
Bibliography | 247 |
Index | 263 |