Japanese Sense of Self (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521466370)

Nancy Rosenberger's book challenges previous simplistic comparisons between Western individualism and non-Western collectivism: the idea, as exemplified by the Japanese, of the self as interactive with society. Through their observations of Japanese life, the authors explain how the Japanese define themselves and communicate with those around them. They discuss what Westerners view as oppositions within the Japanese community and demonstrate how the Japanese reconcile one with the other. The Japanese emerge as complex and multi-faceted, vulnerable to outside influences, but strong enough to determine their own destinies.

Author: Nancy R. Rosenberger
ISBN-10: 0521466377
ISBN-13: 9780521466370
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 03/10/1994
Pages: 192
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.94h x 6.00w x 0.45d