Mirror of modernity : invented traditions of modern Japan / Stephen Vlastos, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Vlastos, Stephen, 1943-

Series:

Twentieth-century Japan ; 9.

twentieth-century Japan ; 9

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Japan--Civilization--1868-.

Japan.

Civilization.

Physical Description:

xvii, 328 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Berkeley, Calif. : University of California Press, 1998.

Summary:

This collection of essays challenges the notion that Japan's present cultural identity is the simple legacy of Japan's premodern and insular past. Building on the pathbreaking historical analysis of British traditions, "The Invention of Tradition," sixteen American and Japanese scholars examine "age-old" Japanese cultural practices, ranging from judo to labor management, and show these to be largely creations of the modern era.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0520206215

0520206371

OCLC:

36470247