How the Japanese became foreign to themselves
Subtitle: the impact of globalization on the private and public spheres in Japan
By: Patrick Hein
Series: Politikwissenschaft -- 164
Publisher: Lit; Lit Verlag
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Berlin
Language: eng
Number of pages: 234
ISBN-13: 9783643100856
Subjects: Globalization
Description: "The question whether Arendt's distinction of the 'private, public and society' can be applied to the Japanese cultural context will be examined. It will be argued that repressed needs for equality, plurality and independence have made their way back through increased civil political participation and that this process is driven by the renaissance of the pre Meiji Samurai principle of ethical individualism."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [209]-230) and index.