Nationalisms of Japan : managing and mystifying identity / Brian J. McVeigh.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McVeigh, Brian J.

Series:

Asia/Pacific/perspectives

Asia/Pacific/Perspectives

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nationalism--Japan.

Nationalism.

Japan.

Japan--Civilization--1868-.

Civilization.

Physical Description:

xv, 333 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield, [2004]

Summary:

In this fresh and original analysis, Brian J. McVeigh argues persuasively that far from being unique, Japanese nationalism becomes demystified once management and mysticism--the same processes and practices that operate in other national states--are taken into account. Stripping away Orientalist-inspired misconceptions, the author stresses the variety and relative intensity of nationalisms, ranging from economic, ethnic, and educational to cultural, gendered, and religious. Highlighting the legacy of renovationism, pluralism, and of identity among Japanese, this book will be an invaluable corrective to recent works that glibly proclaim the emergence of globalization, internationalization, and convergence. Visit our website for sample chapters! BISACS for Asia, Japan, anthro, pol econ, poli sci, nationalism, history

Contents:

Part I Purposes and Perspectives

2 The Ambiguity, Domains, and Degrees of Nationalism 23

3 Historical Background of Japan's Nationalisms 40

4 Renovationist Nationalism: The Self-Reinforcing Logic of Modernity and Japaneseness 56

5 Nationalizing the State and Statizing the Nation 82

Part II State and Official Nationalisms

6 Economic Nationalism: Developmentalism and Capitalist Nationalism 99

7 Educational Nationalism: Reproducing Educational Dualism 128

8 Ethnos Nationalism: State, Nation, and "Race" in a House of Mirrors 147

9 State Cultural Nationalism: "Cultural Policy"

Aestheticizing the Nation and Nationalizing Aesthetics 165

Part III Popular and Nonofficial Nationalisms

10 Popular Cultural Nationalism: Linking Ethnos, Aesthetics, Citizenship, and Progress 185

11 Postimperial Ethnos Nationalism: Homogeneity, Uniqueness, and Peace 203

12 Gendered Nationalism: Producing "Good Wives-Wise Mothers" 219

13 Mainstream and Marginal Nationalism: The Paradox of "Japaneseness" in the Mahikari Religious Movement 240

Part IV Final Thoughts

14 Japan's Legacy of Modernity and Issues of Citizenship 259

15 Internationalism, Extranationalism, and Renovationism 273

Appendix A Types of Corporations and Their Relevant Laws 285

Appendix B Procedure for Establishing a Public-Service Corporation 287

Appendix C Organization of Corporations 289.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-317) and index.

ISBN:

074252454X

0742524558

OCLC:

52766144