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2024-12-23
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這其實算我解答疑惑的一本書,自從看瞭《菊與刀》這本人類學著作後,就對日本在二戰後的發展十分感興趣。 《菊與刀》著重將日本人刻畫成矛盾的結閤體:即忠誠又背叛,即堅忍同時又反抗,即熱愛藝術懷有浪漫氣息,又充滿瞭殘忍狡詐的勇武。日本人的性格被凝...
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...
評分從現代日本,反思中國,在一些方麵又何嘗不是如此?在接受現代化的洗禮中,傳統文化的斷層,國傢自我認知的缺失,隨處可見。在追逐物質文明的同時,文化已經被甩下瞭幾條街。有點思想覺悟的人會開始迷茫,中國的文化傳統在哪裏呢?我對於中國文化,是完全的空白。希望,慢慢拾...
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...
評分從鐮倉幕府開始,一直到21世紀,日本曆史的大緻梳理。天皇對於日本的重要性貫穿始終,它成為瞭大眾認為的政權閤法化的唯一標準,甚至憲法的地位也在其之下。豐臣秀吉沒有得到天皇的承認,因此一直不被大眾承認,最終被推翻。二百多年的德川幕府時代,為後邊日本的發展打下瞭基...
圖書標籤: 日本 VSI 曆史 日本曆史 英文原版 History 日本研究 Oxford
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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.
評分凡是介紹日本的入門級讀物都喜歡強調日本的矛盾性。
評分日本人參拜靖國神社真沒什麼好大驚小怪呀,他們是想快點擺脫曆史包袱move on,而非“真心”道歉 (這聽來確實很日本)。然而書裏也說國傢不是可以隨意人格化的,那種強迫彆國道歉、否則就說該國傢“人格分裂”的亞洲國傢窩覺得很不可思議。
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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