Brian J. McVeigh uses a unique anthropological approach to step outside flawed stereotypes of Japanese society and really engage in the current debate over the role of bureaucracy in Japanese politics.
To many in the West, Japan appears as a paradox: a rational, high-tech economic superpower and yet at the same time a deeply ritualistic and ceremonial society. This adventurous new study demonstrates how these nominally conflicting impressions of Japan can be reconciled and a greater understanding of the state achieved.
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Takes a unique anthropological approach to understanding the Japanese state
Newest title in established Nissan Series. Other titles include On the Margins of Japanese Society (March 1997), The Right to Life in Japan, (March 1997), Understanding Japanese Society (1995)
Author has a growing reputation for bold and innovative work
Demonstrates how ritual is a rational and practical aspect in the running of the Japanese state and society
Engages with the debates made in recent years over the role of bureaucracy in Japanese politics
Brian J. McVeigh uses a unique anthropological approach to step outside flawed stereotypes of Japanese society and really engage in the current debate over the role of bureaucracy in Japanese politics.To many in the West, Japan appears as a paradox: a rational, high-tech economic superpower and yet at the same time a deeply ritualistic and ceremonial society. This adventurous new study demonstrates how these nominally conflicting impressions of Japan can be reconciled and a greater understanding of the state achieved.
Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Demystifying a discourse; Chapter 3 The bureaucratized self; Chapter 4 Japan’s government; Chapter 5 ::; Chapter 6 Japan’s Ministry of Education; Chapter 7 The rationality of moral education; Chapter 8 Conclusion;
In this adventurous new study, Brian J. McVeigh demonstrates how nominally conflicting impressions of Japan can be reconciled by a greater understanding of the state - revealing flaws in current intellectual discourse.
'It is ambitious in the scale of its topic, informative in its generally meticulously researched content, challenging in its thought-provoking arguments and calls for a new focus within anthropology, and at times provocative in its rejection of cosy widespread assumptions and its sharp criticism of observations deemed to be inaccurate ... this is a book that leaves no room for complacency.' - Ken Henshall, Asian Studies Review
Über den Autor
Brian J. McVeigh
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Demystifying a discourse; Chapter 3 The bureaucratized self; Chapter 4 JapanâEUR(TM)s government; Chapter 5 ::; Chapter 6 JapanâEUR(TM)s Ministry of Education; Chapter 7 The rationality of moral education; Chapter 8 Conclusion;
Klappentext
Brian J. McVeigh uses a unique anthropological approach to step outside flawed stereotypes of Japanese society and really engage in the current debate over the role of bureaucracy in Japanese politics.
To many in the West, Japan appears as a paradox: a rational, high-tech economic superpower and yet at the same time a deeply ritualistic and ceremonial society. This adventurous new study demonstrates how these nominally conflicting impressions of Japan can be reconciled and a greater understanding of the state achieved.
