The Resource Japan and the shackles of the past, R. Taggart Murphy
Japan and the shackles of the past, R. Taggart Murphy
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- Summary
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- "A penetrating overview of Japan, from a historical, social, political, economic, and cultural perspective"--
- "Japan is one of the world's wealthiest and most technologically advanced nations, and its rapid ascent to global power status after 1853 remains one of the most remarkable stories in modern world history. Yet it has not been an easy path; military catastrophe, political atrophy, and economic dysfunction have made regular appearances from the feudal era to the present. A quarter-century ago, Tokyo's stock exchange was even bigger than New York's, and the Japanese industrial juggernaut was thought to be unsurpassable. Now, Japan is seen as a has-been with a sluggish economy, an aging population, dysfunctional politics, and a business landscape dominated by yesterday's champions. Though it is supposed to be America's strongest ally in the Asia-Pacific region, it has almost entirely disappeared from the American radar screen. In Japan and the Shackles of the Past, R. Taggart Murphy places the current troubles of Japan in a sweeping historical context, moving deftly from early feudal times to the Tokagawa era and finally to the modern age that began with the Meiji Restoration. Combining fascinating analyses of Japanese culture and society over the centuries with hard-headed accounts of Japan's numerous political regimes, Murphy not only reshapes our understanding of Japanese history, but of Japan's place in the contemporary world. He concedes that Japan has indeed been out of sight and out of mind in recent decades, but he contends that this is already changing. Political and economic developments in Japan today risk upheaval in the pivotal arena of Northeast Asia; Murphy argues that parallels with Europe on the eve of the First World War are not misplaced. America's half-completed effort to remake Japan in the late 1940s is unraveling, and the American foreign policy and defense establishment is directly culpable for what has happened. The one apparent exception to Japan's malaise is the vitality of its pop culture, but it's actually no exception at all; rather, it provides critical clues to what is going on now. Murphy shares insights into everything from Japan's politics and economics to the texture of daily life, gender relations, the changing business landscape, and both popular and high culture. He places particular emphasis on the story of the fraught, quasi-pathological relationship between the United States and Japan, arguing that it is central to understanding Japan today--and to the prospects for continued American global hegemony"--
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xxvii, 443 pages
- Contents
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- Introduction: Does Japan Still Matter?
- Part One. Past
- Japan Before the Edo Period
- The Incubation of the Modern Japanese State
- Restoration to Occupation
- Appendix: The Meiji Leaders
- The Miracle
- The Institutions of High-speed Growth
- Consequences (Intended and Otherwise)
- Part Two. Present
- Economy and Finance
- Business
- Social and Cultural Change
- Politics
- Appendix: Important Political Figures of Postwar Japan
- Japan and the World
- Isbn
- 9780199845989
- Label
- Japan and the shackles of the past
- Title
- Japan and the shackles of the past
- Statement of responsibility
- R. Taggart Murphy
- Subject
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- Economic history
- History
- Japan
- Japan -- Economic conditions
- Japan -- History
- Japan -- Politics and government
- Japan -- Social conditions
- BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / International / Economics
- POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / Diplomacy
- Political science
- Social change
- Social change -- Japan -- History
- Social history
- POLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / Comparative
- Language
- eng
- Summary
-
- "A penetrating overview of Japan, from a historical, social, political, economic, and cultural perspective"--
- "Japan is one of the world's wealthiest and most technologically advanced nations, and its rapid ascent to global power status after 1853 remains one of the most remarkable stories in modern world history. Yet it has not been an easy path; military catastrophe, political atrophy, and economic dysfunction have made regular appearances from the feudal era to the present. A quarter-century ago, Tokyo's stock exchange was even bigger than New York's, and the Japanese industrial juggernaut was thought to be unsurpassable. Now, Japan is seen as a has-been with a sluggish economy, an aging population, dysfunctional politics, and a business landscape dominated by yesterday's champions. Though it is supposed to be America's strongest ally in the Asia-Pacific region, it has almost entirely disappeared from the American radar screen. In Japan and the Shackles of the Past, R. Taggart Murphy places the current troubles of Japan in a sweeping historical context, moving deftly from early feudal times to the Tokagawa era and finally to the modern age that began with the Meiji Restoration. Combining fascinating analyses of Japanese culture and society over the centuries with hard-headed accounts of Japan's numerous political regimes, Murphy not only reshapes our understanding of Japanese history, but of Japan's place in the contemporary world. He concedes that Japan has indeed been out of sight and out of mind in recent decades, but he contends that this is already changing. Political and economic developments in Japan today risk upheaval in the pivotal arena of Northeast Asia; Murphy argues that parallels with Europe on the eve of the First World War are not misplaced. America's half-completed effort to remake Japan in the late 1940s is unraveling, and the American foreign policy and defense establishment is directly culpable for what has happened. The one apparent exception to Japan's malaise is the vitality of its pop culture, but it's actually no exception at all; rather, it provides critical clues to what is going on now. Murphy shares insights into everything from Japan's politics and economics to the texture of daily life, gender relations, the changing business landscape, and both popular and high culture. He places particular emphasis on the story of the fraught, quasi-pathological relationship between the United States and Japan, arguing that it is central to understanding Japan today--and to the prospects for continued American global hegemony"--
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- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Murphy, R. Taggart
- Dewey number
- 952
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- DS836
- LC item number
- .M885 2015
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Japan
- Japan
- Japan
- Japan
- Social change
- POLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / Comparative
- POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / Diplomacy
- BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / International / Economics
- Economic history
- Political science
- Social change
- Social history
- Japan
- Label
- Japan and the shackles of the past, R. Taggart Murphy
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 409-420) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction: Does Japan Still Matter? -- Part One. Past -- Japan Before the Edo Period -- The Incubation of the Modern Japanese State -- Restoration to Occupation -- Appendix: The Meiji Leaders -- The Miracle -- The Institutions of High-speed Growth -- Consequences (Intended and Otherwise) -- Part Two. Present -- Economy and Finance -- Business -- Social and Cultural Change -- Politics -- Appendix: Important Political Figures of Postwar Japan -- Japan and the World
- Control code
- 876466860
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Extent
- xxvii, 443 pages
- Isbn
- 9780199845989
- Isbn Type
- (hardback : alkaline paper)
- Lccn
- 2014013756
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)876466860
- Label
- Japan and the shackles of the past, R. Taggart Murphy
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 409-420) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction: Does Japan Still Matter? -- Part One. Past -- Japan Before the Edo Period -- The Incubation of the Modern Japanese State -- Restoration to Occupation -- Appendix: The Meiji Leaders -- The Miracle -- The Institutions of High-speed Growth -- Consequences (Intended and Otherwise) -- Part Two. Present -- Economy and Finance -- Business -- Social and Cultural Change -- Politics -- Appendix: Important Political Figures of Postwar Japan -- Japan and the World
- Control code
- 876466860
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Extent
- xxvii, 443 pages
- Isbn
- 9780199845989
- Isbn Type
- (hardback : alkaline paper)
- Lccn
- 2014013756
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)876466860
Subject
- Economic history
- History
- Japan
- Japan -- Economic conditions
- Japan -- History
- Japan -- Politics and government
- Japan -- Social conditions
- BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / International / Economics
- POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / Diplomacy
- Political science
- Social change
- Social change -- Japan -- History
- Social history
- POLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / Comparative
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