[BOOK][B] Mirror of modernity: invented traditions of modern Japan
S Vlastos - 1998 - books.google.com
S Vlastos
1998•books.google.com" This book forces a rethinking of the contentional dichotomy between tradition and
modernity. The authors argue provocatively that much of Japanese'tradition'is a modern
invention."—Gail Lee Bernstein, author of Haruko's World" Sure to stimulate debate in the
field of Japanese studies, this important work deftly historicizes the origins of such'traditional
practices' as judo or Japanese-style management."—Peter Duus, author of The Abacus and
the Sword
modernity. The authors argue provocatively that much of Japanese'tradition'is a modern
invention."—Gail Lee Bernstein, author of Haruko's World" Sure to stimulate debate in the
field of Japanese studies, this important work deftly historicizes the origins of such'traditional
practices' as judo or Japanese-style management."—Peter Duus, author of The Abacus and
the Sword
" This book forces a rethinking of the contentional dichotomy between tradition and modernity. The authors argue provocatively that much of Japanese'tradition'is a modern invention."—Gail Lee Bernstein, author of Haruko's World" Sure to stimulate debate in the field of Japanese studies, this important work deftly historicizes the origins of such'traditional practices' as judo or Japanese-style management."—Peter Duus, author of The Abacus and the Sword
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