Japan Unbound A Volatile Nation's Quest for Pride and Purpose

Name: Japan Unbound A Volatile Nation's Quest for Pride and Purpose
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ISBN: 9780618138944

ISBN-10: 0618138943

ISBN-13: 9780618138944

Edition: 2004

Authors: John Nathan

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Not since World War II has Japan faced a crisis like the one before it now. An apparently endless recession has weakened the foundations of the traditional family and severed the bond between Japan's corporations and employees. Unruly children turn classrooms into battlefields. Ultranationalist pride and xenophobia are celebrated in best-selling comic books and championed by media superstars, including the governor of Tokyo. Upheavals across the society have significant ramifications for America. As the Japanese reject their traditions wholesale, they view their half-century-old connection to the United States with mounting skepticism. Drawing on his fluent Japanese and unmatched intimacy…

Book details

List price: $25.00
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
Publication date: 2/18/2004
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 288
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.188
Language: English

John Nathan is the author of the definitive biography of the novelist Yukio Mishima & has translated the novels of both Mishima & the Nobel laureate Kenzaburo Oe into English. He is an Emmy Award-winning filmmaker & lives in Santa Barbara, California.



Introduction



Monsters in the House: Japan's Bewildered Children



The Family Crisis



The Culture of Arithmetic



The Entrepreneurs



In Search of a Phantom



The New Nationalism II: Institutionalizing Tradition



Shintaro Ishihara: The Sun King



Yasuo Tanaka: The Trickster


Epilogue: Outgrowing Adolescence


Sources


Index


Acknowledgments