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Nationalisms of Japan: Managing and Mystifying Identity: Managing and Mystifying of Identity (Asia/Pacific/Perspectives) - Hardcover
In this fresh and original analysis, Brian J. McVeigh argues persuasively that far from being unique, Japanese nationalism becomes demystified once 'management' and 'mysticism'-the same processes and practices that operate in other national states-are taken into account. Stripping away Orientalist-inspired misconceptions, the author stresses the variety and relative intensity of nationalisms, ranging from economic, ethnic, and educational to cultural, gendered, and religious. Highlighting the legacy of 'renovationism,' pluralism, and of identity among Japanese, this book will be an invaluable corrective to recent works that glibly proclaim the emergence of 'globalization,' 'internationalization,' and 'convergence.' Visit our website for sample chapters!
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McVeigh . . . explicitly debunks the myths of Japanese uniqueness advanced both by romantics and by those who want to demonize Japan.--Lucien Pye "Foreign Affairs "
A timely study that deserves to be read by anyone interested in contemporary Japanese culture or politics.--Kevin M. Doak, Georgetown University
McVeigh's ingenious study contributes to our understanding of both Japan and nationalism. A very important book.--Chalmers Johnson, Japan Policy Research Institute
A masterful, comprehensive analysis of nationalism in Japan, whose methodology should be an example for the study of nationalism anywhere.--Harumi Befu, Stanford University "Journal Of The Royal Anthropological Institute "
[A] fascinating study of nationalism in Japan. . . . By the end [of the book], readers have a much more complex and nuanced sense of what it means to be Japanese, as well as what it might mean for a non-Japanese outsider to study Japan. Highly recommended.--CHOICE
[A]n ambitious attempt to synthesize and critique this large body of scholarship [on Japanese diversity], to reveal the workings of the ideological fields that continue to sustain myths of Japanese exceptionalism. This is a theoretically rich book that crosses the boundaries of discipline and area studies.--The Journal of Japanese Studies
McVeigh's important contribution is his demonstration that Japan is not unique in the way that its myths of identity have been managed and mystified at both official and nonofficial levels.--Journal of Asian Studies
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McVeigh . . . explicitly debunks the myths of Japanese uniqueness advanced both by romantics and by those who want to demonize Japan.--Lucien Pye "Foreign Affairs "
A timely study that deserves to be read by anyone interested in contemporary Japanese culture or politics.--Kevin M. Doak, Georgetown University
McVeigh's ingenious study contributes to our understanding of both Japan and nationalism. A very important book.--Chalmers Johnson, Japan Policy Research Institute
A masterful, comprehensive analysis of nationalism in Japan, whose methodology should be an example for the study of nationalism anywhere.--Harumi Befu, Stanford University "Journal Of The Royal Anthropological Institute "
[A] fascinating study of nationalism in Japan. . . . By the end [of the book], readers have a much more complex and nuanced sense of what it means to be Japanese, as well as what it might mean for a non-Japanese outsider to study Japan. Highly recommended.--CHOICE
[A]n ambitious attempt to synthesize and critique this large body of scholarship [on Japanese diversity], to reveal the workings of the ideological fields that continue to sustain myths of Japanese exceptionalism. This is a theoretically rich book that crosses the boundaries of discipline and area studies.--The Journal of Japanese Studies
McVeigh's important contribution is his demonstration that Japan is not unique in the way that its myths of identity have been managed and mystified at both official and nonofficial levels.--Journal of Asian Studies
In this analysis, Brian J. McVeigh confronts both the demonizers and apologists of Japan. He argues that far from being unique, Japanese nationalism becomes demystified once "management" and "mysticism" - the same processes and practices that operate in other national states - are taken into account.
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- PublisherRowman & Littlefield Publishers
- Publication date2003
- ISBN 10 074252454X
- ISBN 13 9780742524545
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages352
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