Christopher Goto-Jones, Professor of Modern Japan Studies, University of Leiden
Looks at many contemporary concerns and issues in Japan - exploring its history, economy, politics, and culture
Examines what it means to call Japan a 'modern' society, and what 'modern' has meant to the Japanese
Debunks many myths, for example explaining how Japan was never completely isolated from the outside world: even during the long period of so-called sakoku (isolationism, 1601-1853)
Examines the continuity between pre-Pacific War Japan, and post-war Japan
Japan is arguably today's most successful industrial economy, combining almost unprecedented affluence with social stability and apparent harmony. Japanese goods and cultural products are consumed all over the world, ranging from animated movies and computer games all the way through to cars, semiconductors, and management techniques. In many ways, Japan is an icon of the modern world, and yet it remains something of an enigma to many, who see it as a confusing montage of the alien and the familiar, the ancient and modern. The aim of this Very Short Introduction is to explode the myths and explore the reality of modern Japan - by taking a concise look at its history, economy, politics, and culture.
Readership: Anyone with an interest in modern Japan, including tourists, policymakers, business people, students, and academics. The book is a quick way to get up to speed on debates on modern Japan without having to tackle a lot of specialist literature.
發表於2025-04-25
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這本書讓我對曆史興趣大增啊!邏輯簡單清晰,就是流水賬形式,呈現日本從19世紀中葉被美國人打開關門從而被迫捲入現代化,到如今進入21世紀,近200年的現代化曆程。這種宏大的敘事視角使書讀起來特彆爽啊!有種上帝視角的蜜汁錯覺啊! 這本書讀完對於1853年以後每個曆史階段的...
評分這本書讓我對曆史興趣大增啊!邏輯簡單清晰,就是流水賬形式,呈現日本從19世紀中葉被美國人打開關門從而被迫捲入現代化,到如今進入21世紀,近200年的現代化曆程。這種宏大的敘事視角使書讀起來特彆爽啊!有種上帝視角的蜜汁錯覺啊! 這本書讀完對於1853年以後每個曆史階段的...
評分作為毗鄰中國的日本,我們真的有深入的研究瞭解過他的曆史嗎?同源文化衍生齣如此大相庭徑的當代社會,讓人不禁感嘆,所謂社會的現代性,導緻因素更多的是代錶工業革命的西方性還是源於東亞文化的武士道精神及神道教的文化因素?好像已經很久沒有看過學術性的小冊子,談不上通...
評分圖書標籤: 日本 VSI 曆史 日本曆史 英文原版 History 日本研究 Oxford
雖然是寫日本,導論部分對什麼是現代的探討,對東方,西方,現代,傳統之間糾結關係的思考,對中國以及其他非西方國傢都是適用的。能不拽抽象的大詞把這些問題說清楚,很瞭不起。
評分內容非常introductory又引人思考。就寫作上而言,真是模範開頭,中間嚴格地控製節奏,再加上模範結尾。大傢都說開頭重要,但是這麼好的結尾好久沒看到過瞭。There is a question the author leads from the beginning to the end.
評分雖然我也沒讀過幾本VSI,但這本確實是讀過裏麵最好的
評分A succinct introduction to Japan's transformation to its contemporary polity. The discussions on Japan's paradoxical self-image are quite intriguing.
評分5/5-5/7/2020)寫得不錯,覆蓋內容挺多也很清楚。從黑船開航開頭(還有它之前的織田信長到幕府,讓我補瞭一下從《銀魂》裏學到的知識233)講到瞭90年代,幫我梳理瞭一下時間綫。高光齣現在三島由紀夫,他小胸一挺,小胯一歪,霹靂吧啦地對著軍隊痛心疾首一番,然鵝,聽眾毫無反應,因為根本聽不到他叨叨瞭啥。。。我感覺這段作者就是來搞笑的(扶額
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