The peripheral centre
Subtitle: essays on Japanese history and civilization
By: Johann P. Arnason.
Series: Japanese society series
Publisher: Trans Pacific Press; distributors, USA and Canada, International Specialized Book Services
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Melbourne; Portland, Or
Language: eng
Number of pages: 234
Subjects: Capitalism -- Japan.; East and West.; Japan -- Civilization.; Japan -- Social conditions.; Japan -- Civilization -- East Asian influences.; Japan -- Civilization -- Western influences.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 203-224) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: the peripheral centre and its transformations; title: East Asian approaches: region, history and civilization; title: Comparing Japan: the return to Asia; title: Is Japan a civilization sui generis?; title: State formation in Japan and the West; title: Elias in Japan: state formation, military elites and organized violence; title: Multiple modernities and civilizational contexts: reflections on the Japanese experience; title: Miracles and mirages: comparative perspectives on Japanese capitalism.