Myth of Japanese Uniqueness (Routledge Revivals) (Paperback)

Peter Dale

ISBN 10: 0415681235 / ISBN 13: 9780415681230

Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd, London, 2012

Paperback. The nihonjinron is a body of writing and thought which constitutes a major and highly thought of academic industry in Japan. It analyses the Japanese identity and presupposes that the Japanese differ radically from other people in their make-up. It believes that their uniqueness is due to linguistic, sociological and philosophical differences.First published in 1988, this book is a critical analysis of the thought on which the nihonjinron is based. Placing particular emphasis upon psychoanalysis, which constitutes the centrepiece of the book, Peter Dale reasons that the nihonjinron should be treated as a mythological system. The nihonjinron is a body of writing and thought which constitutes a major and highly thought of academic industry in Japan. First published in 1988, this book is a critical analysis of the thought on which the nihonjinron is based. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780415681230

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The ‘nihonjinron’ is a body of writing and thought which constitutes a major and highly thought of academic industry in Japan. It analyses the Japanese identity and presupposes that the Japanese differ radically from other people in their make-up. It believes that their uniqueness is due to linguistic, sociological and philosophical differences.

First published in 1988, this book is a critical analysis of the thought on which the ‘nihonjinron’ is based. Placing particular emphasis upon psychoanalysis, which constitutes the centrepiece of the book, Peter Dale reasons that the ‘nihonjinron’ should be treated as a mythological system.

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Title: Myth of Japanese Uniqueness (Routledge ...
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, London
Publication Date: 2012
Binding: Paperback
Condition: new