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Really handy for any Japanese Studies major- I frequently find myself dipping into this book for facts which I can jump off and expand on in my essays. Highly recommended.
Sep 12, 2018 Pat rated it liked it
The first half was very interesting, covering Japanese history and culture. I bogged down in the later sections on post-WWII politics, though, and ended up skimming some sections.
Jun 04, 2017 Brian rated it liked it
The Japanese Today offers a thorough history and analysis of Japan up through the early 1990's focusing on a holistic approach to covering its subject. The authors do an excellent job of giving a survey of culture, economics, history and psychology to paint a picture of how Japan got to where it is today. The chapters are broken up into themes and for a broad survey the book does a great job of not jumping around. If you are just starting out learning about Japan this is a great book to start wiThe Japanese Today offers a thorough history and analysis of Japan up through the early 1990's focusing on a holistic approach to covering its subject. The authors do an excellent job of giving a survey of culture, economics, history and psychology to paint a picture of how Japan got to where it is today. The chapters are broken up into themes and for a broad survey the book does a great job of not jumping around. If you are just starting out learning about Japan this is a great book to start without an overwhelming amount of detail but enough to give the reader a good sense of the country and its place in world affairs. ...more
This book, while considered a classic study of Japan, is indeed quite dated. It is not all that quaint to read references to Europe or "the west" as the "Occident". Some of the assertions about Japan such as its vaunted bureaucracy and lack of corruption are clearly from another time entirely. This criticism aside, it is fascinating to read these views on Japan 20+ years after the update in the last chapter of this book was completed in 1994. A lot has changed but much of the core of the book coThis book, while considered a classic study of Japan, is indeed quite dated. It is not all that quaint to read references to Europe or "the west" as the "Occident". Some of the assertions about Japan such as its vaunted bureaucracy and lack of corruption are clearly from another time entirely. This criticism aside, it is fascinating to read these views on Japan 20+ years after the update in the last chapter of this book was completed in 1994. A lot has changed but much of the core of the book covering history up to the 1980's is still relevant. ...more
Mar 19, 2013 Liz rated it really liked it
This book is an excellent survey of Japanese history and culture. I read it for a class in Japanese Culture through film, but I found myself reading ahead. Its easy to read, engaging and the author makes it easy to see the connections between the people, their history, their land and how we know them to be today. Great book, recommended to anyone with an interest in Japan or Japanese culture.
After reading Gordon's book, this one felt superficial. However still decent survey on Japanese culture, history, and politics. It gave more insight into the actual culture than Gordon's work and significantly more accessible in terms of writing style. While it filled in the blanks for me, it treated most of the topics superficially --- almost like a traveller's history but not comprehensive by any stretch.After reading Gordon's book, this one felt superficial. However still decent survey on Japanese culture, history, and politics. It gave more insight into the actual culture than Gordon's work and significantly more accessible in terms of writing style. While it filled in the blanks for me, it treated most of the topics superficially --- almost like a traveller's history but not comprehensive by any stretch. ...more
Jul 14, 2008 Scott rated it liked it
This was a long book that I read for a reading list. It made me really want to visit Japan and experience the culture and its idiosycracies. I think I would have to live there first in order to understand it best. It seemed a little too anthropology like for my taste though.
The book is really well written, detailed description of Japanese mentality and life style. Sometimes seems to almost excuse Japanese from all the negative actions they took and highlights mostly positive aspects of Japanese life.
Comprehensive review of history of Japan until 1990. Thought is was going to cover or have an addendum for more recent years so will be interesting observations I make when over there for a trip.
Edwin Oldfather Reischauer was an American diplomat, educator, and professor at Harvard University. Born in Tokyo to American educational missionaries, he became a leading scholar of the history and culture of Japan and East Asia. Together with George M. McCune, a scholar of Korea, in 1939 he developed the McCune–Reischauer romanization of the Korean language.
Reischauer became involved in helping
Edwin Oldfather Reischauer was an American diplomat, educator, and professor at Harvard University. Born in Tokyo to American educational missionaries, he became a leading scholar of the history and culture of Japan and East Asia. Together with George M. McCune, a scholar of Korea, in 1939 he developed the McCune–Reischauer romanization of the Korean language.
Reischauer became involved in helping create US policy toward East Asia during and after World War II. President John F. Kennedy appointed Reischauer as the United States Ambassador to Japan, where he served from 1961 to 1966. Reischauer founded the Japan Institute at Harvard University in 1973 and was its founding director. It was later named in honor of him.
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