Overcome by Modernity: History, Culture, and Community in Interwar Japan
"Harootunian is one of the leading intellectual historians of Japan. . . . This is clearly an extremely erudite work . . . by an author deeply familiar with his topic."--David G. Egler,History"A truly significant book, perhaps even more important than Harootunian's earlier publications. . . .Overcome by Modernityis without a doubt a significant and courageous book."--Sepp Linhart,Monumenta Nipponica"[A] powerful study. . . . Harootunian rejects the idea that fascism has had its epoch and is now only a historical problem."--Andrew Barshay,Journal of Japanese Studies"A terrifically insightful and poignant evocation of Japan's tortured attempt to come to grips with the modern world."--Jeffrey E. Hanes,American Historical Review