Japan at the millennium : joining past and future / edited by David W. Edgington.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Edgington, David, Author.

Contributor:

Edgington, David W. (David William), 1933-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Japan--History--1945-.

Japan.

Japan--Social conditions--1945-.

Japan--Civilization--1945-.

Japan--Economic conditions--1945-.

Japan--Politics and government--1945-.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (288 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Vancouver : UBC Press, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Japan today is at an important historical juncture. Buffeted in recent years by rapid economic, social, and political change, yet still very much steeped in custom and history, the nation has become an amalgam of the traditional and the modern. As a result, the country has become increasingly difficult to categorize: how are we to represent today's Japan effectively, and fairly predict its future? How can the opposing forces of "change" and "continuity" be reconciled in order to understand the nation as a cohesive whole? This critical, multi-disciplinary collection explores the convergence of past and future in contemporary Japan. Contributors comment on a wide range of economic, socio-cultural, and political trends -- such as the mobilization of Japanese labour, the burgeoning Ainu identity movement, and the shifting place of the modern woman -- and conclude that despite the rapid changes, many of the traditional facets of Japanese society have remained intact. Institutional change, they assert, is unlikely to occur quickly, and Japan must find alternate ways to adjust to 21st century pressures of global competition and interdependence. A pleasure to read, this broad volume will be welcomed by upper level undergraduates, graduates, and specialists in Japanese studies.

Contents:

Joining the past and present in Japan / David W. Edgington

Japanese economics: an interpretative essay / Keizo Nagatani

The Japanese labour movement's road to the millennium / Lonny E. Carlile

Japan's high seas fisheries in the North Pacific Ocean: food security and foreign policy / Roger Smith

Postwar Japan and Manchuria / Bill Sewell

May the Saru River flow: the Nibutani Dam and the resurging tide of the Ainu identity movement / Millie Creighton

Pop idols and gender contestation / Hiroshi Aoyagi

A century of juvenile law in Japan / Stephan M. Salzberg

Japan ponders the good life: improving the quality of Japanese cities / David W. Edgington

Museum as hometown: what is "Japanese Beauty"? / Joshua S. Mostow

Continuity and change in Japan / David W. Edgington.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-13094-7

9786613130945

0-7748-5052-3

OCLC:

57596424