{"product_id":"cultural-nationalism-in-contemporary-japan-kosaku-yoshino-9780415071192","title":"Cultural Nationalism in Contemporary Japan: A Sociological Enquiry","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe debate about Japan's 'uniqueness' is central to Japanese studies. This book aims to illuminate that debate from a comparative and theoretical perspective. It also tests theories of ethnicity and cultural nationalism through the use of Japan as a case study.\u003cbr\u003eYoshino examines how ideas of national distinctiveness are  produced' and  consumed' in Japanese society through a study of intellectuals, teachers and businessmen. He finds that ideas of Japanese uniqueness, the \u003cem\u003enihonjinron\u003c\/em\u003e, have been embraced more by those in business than in education. He looks at the Japanese perception of their own 'uniqueness' and at the ways in which ideas of cultural distinctiveness are formulated in different national and historical contexts.\u003cbr\u003eThis extremely readable book combines anthropology and sociology to present both a historical analysis of the roots of the Japanese sense of national identity and a discussion of the ways in which that sense is changing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kosaku Yoshino\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415071194\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415071192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/27\/1992\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 284\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.12lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.75d","brand":"Kosaku Yoshino","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48064863895807,"sku":"9780415071192","price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5f6cf4cc-a2db-4b7f-86a8-eba903a7782c.jpg?v=1768671544","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/cultural-nationalism-in-contemporary-japan-kosaku-yoshino-9780415071192","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}