Title: Japanese identity : cultural analyses /
Authors: Nosco, Peter.
Publisher: Center for Japan Studies,
Year: 1997
Subjects: National characteristics, Japanese.; Japan Civilization
Contents: Introduction: cultural analyses of Japanese identity -- Geopolitics, geoeconomics, and the Japanese identity -- Biological affinities of the Japanese population -- Autobiographical writings by Tamura Toshiko and Miyamoto Yuriko -- Transforming business data into literature: Shimizu Ikko's The Artery Archipelago -- The identity in the carpet -- Discernment or volition: linguistic politeness strategy in Japanese -- The interface of two cultural constructs: Kotodama and Fudo -- Modern roots in ancient traditions: pilgrimage on Mount Fuji.