Mirror of Modernity: Invented Traditions of Modern Japan (Twentieth Century Japan: The Emergence of a World Power) (Volume 9)

Vlastos, Stephen

ISBN 10: 0520206371 / ISBN 13: 9780520206373

Published by University of California Press, 1998

The book is complete and readable, with all pages and cover intact. Dust jacket, shrink wrap, or boxed set case may be missing. Pages may have light notes, highlighting, or minor water exposure, but nothing that affects readability. May be an ex-library copy and could include library markings or stickers. Seller Inventory # BSM.11TMI

Synopsis:

This collection of essays challenges the notion that Japan's present cultural identity is the simple legacy of Japan's premodern and insular past. Building on the pathbreaking historical analysis of British traditions, The Invention of Tradition, sixteen American and Japanese scholars examine "age-old" Japanese cultural practices, ranging from judo to labor management, and show these to be largely creations of the modern era.

About the Author: Stephen Vlastos is Professor of History at the University of Iowa, and author of Peasant Protests and Uprisings in Tokugawa Japan (California, 1986).

Bibliographic Details

Title: Mirror of Modernity: Invented Traditions of ...
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication Date: 1998
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: acceptable