{"product_id":"revolution-and-subjectivity-in-postwar-j-victor-koschmann-9780226451220","title":"Revolution and Subjectivity in Postwar Japan","description":"After World War II, Japanese intellectuals believed that world history was moving inexorably toward bourgeois democracy and then socialism. But who would be the agents--the active \"subjects\"--of that revolution in Japan? Intensely debated at the time, this question of active subjectivity influenced popular ideas about nationalism and social change that still affect Japanese political culture today. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In a major contribution to modern Japanese intellectual history, J. Victor Koschmann analyzes the debate over subjectivity. He traces the arguments of intellectuals from various disciplines and political viewpoints, and finds that despite their stress on individual autonomy, they all came to define subjectivity in terms of deterministic historical structures, thus ultimately deferring the possibility of radical change in Japan. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Establishing a basis for historical dialogue about democratic revolution, this book will interest anyone concerned with issues of nationalism, postcolonialism, and the formation of identities.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e J. Victor Koschmann\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0226451224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226451220\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/1996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 301\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.96lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.06h x 6.11w x 0.68d","brand":"J. Victor Koschmann","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44056655200511,"sku":"9780226451220","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_cb26eccb-6ffa-489d-a776-9e536a145e5f.jpg?v=1685042527","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/revolution-and-subjectivity-in-postwar-j-victor-koschmann-9780226451220","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}