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2025-02-25
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作為牛津通識係列的簡要讀本,這本書圍繞“日本的現代性過程”這一母題對日本自戰國時期到今天的曆史進行瞭一次整體梳理。閱讀過程裏,雖然可以藉助中日之外的第三方視角看到二戰期間一些事件的全貌,但整體而言我並沒有理解這本書的核心,即日本是如何走嚮現代的以及現代日本...
評分作為牛津通識係列的簡要讀本,這本書圍繞“日本的現代性過程”這一母題對日本自戰國時期到今天的曆史進行瞭一次整體梳理。閱讀過程裏,雖然可以藉助中日之外的第三方視角看到二戰期間一些事件的全貌,但整體而言我並沒有理解這本書的核心,即日本是如何走嚮現代的以及現代日本...
評分在現代與傳統的探究上不僅存在很多僞命題,還有很多不懷好意的人在搬弄是非。 對於一些錶麵可見的傳統,我總是持這樣一套簡單的邏輯,就像以淳樸的農村為例,最初粗獷的發展會一步步侵蝕農村,體現在環境破壞人口流失人心不古等等方麵,隨後隨著經濟的發展,或多或少,發展的福...
評分 評分盡管是本兩百多頁的小冊子,但作為瞭解日本曆史的入門書籍已經綽綽有餘。而且由於作者捨棄瞭常規曆史著作那種因追求準確性而陷於冗餘的寫作方式,本書讀起來非常暢快。 從戰國時代的結束,到黑船叩關、明治維新、日俄戰爭、中日戰爭和日本侵華戰爭,再到戰後美國接管下的民主化...
圖書標籤: 日本 VSI 曆史 日本曆史 英文原版 History 日本研究 Oxford
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
評分細緻入微的同時能做到宏觀把握,一書知日。
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A succinct introduction to Japan's transformation to its contemporary polity. The discussions on Japan's paradoxical self-image are quite intriguing.
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