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Title

How the Japanese became foreign to themselves : the impact of globalization on the private and public spheres in Japan / Patrick Hein.

Author

Hein, Patrick.

Publication

Münster : Lit ; Piscataway, NJ : Distributed in North America by Transaction Publishers, c2009.

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Description

234 p. : ill.; 21 cm.

Summary

"The question whether Arendt's distinction of the 'private, public and society' can be applied to the Japanese cultural context will be examined. It will be argued that repressed needs for equality, plurality and independence have made their way back through increased civil political participation and that this process is driven by the renaissance of the pre Meiji Samurai principle of ethical individualism."--Jacket.

Subjects

• Chōsen Kōgei Kenkyūkai
• Sozioökonomischer Wandel
• Soziale Probleme
• Samurai
• Kulturelle Identität
• Globalisierung
• Ethik
• Bewältigung
• Japan > Civilization
• Japanese > Foreign influences
• Globalization > Japan

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Ch. 1. A Different Perspective on Globalization -- The root cause of the problem -- The mainstream perception of globalization -- Expansion of private society interests into the public sphere -- Change without purpose in Japan -- A tentative definition of globalization -- The joint tradition of East and West -- Saigo Takamori's political legacy -- The deep humanity of Samurai spirit -- The neoconservative reaction to globalization: wrong answers to the right question -- Myths and traditions that have been invented to support the globalization of Japan -- The myth of the absence of a free pre-Meiji public sphere -- No Meiji ideology? A critical discussion of Eisenstadt -- The birth of parliamentarism -- Globalization, diversification and borderless world: a comparative perspective -- Shortcomings of globalization -- The civil sector as counterbalance to state rule -- The German way of political equality -- Social disparity and new poverty -- Educated housewives and labor shortage -- A child care leave that does not relieve parents -- The government sponsored abuse of Asian trainees -- Education without ethical principles -- Protecting the spirit of the peace constitution -- Direct democracy to supplement the representative system -- A critical review of Fujiwara's bestseller 'The dignity of the nation' -- Ch. 2. The Invisible Impact of Globalization on Psychopathology and Mental Health -- Crimes by mentally impaired offenders -- Cultural perceptions and regulation of the profession -- Overview of structural and cultural aspects of psychopathology since Meiji restoration -- The success of client centered therapy in Japan -- The public reaction to suicide -- Ethnic identity confusion -- Violent anti-social behavior among juveniles and early adults -- The fatherless society syndrome -- The dangers of psychological self-negation -- The social reaction to the illness of Princess Masako -- Ch. 3. Ecological Utopia -- From the pre-Meiji discourse of peace with nature to the post-Meiji exploitation -- Historic phases of pollution -- The waste and packaging problem -- Energy conservation and new energy -- Our daily drives -- The pitfalls of solar energy -- The nuclear power card -- Ecotaxes and carbon taxes -- Emissions Trading Schemes (ETS) -- Biodiversity -- Hokkaido -- the lost dream -- Organic farming and food self-sufficiency -- Environmental NGOs: the fight of David against Goliath -- Destruction of cultural heritage -- Learning from the ecological wisdom of Germany -- Carbon capture and storage -- Environmental education -- The power of the consumer -- The power of court justice -- Conclusion and Outlook -- Twenty changes citizens can believe in.

ISBN

• 9783643100856 (pbk.)
• 364310085X (pbk.)

OCLC

• 340008642
• SCSB-11274845

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library