This book explores the stereotype that Japan is the world's most polite country, examining how proper conduct is acquired and expressed, and how the apparent conflict with some of the concepts of Western modernity, such as society, freedom and the individual, are balanced with Japan's great emphasis on courtesy, politeness and civility.
This book explores the stereotype that Japan is the world's most polite country, examining how proper conduct is acquired and expressed, and how the apparent conflict with some of the concepts of Western modernity, such as society, freedom and the individual, are balanced with Japan's great emphasis on courtesy, politeness and civility.
Florian Coulmas is Senior Professor for Japanese Society, IN-EAST Institute of East Asian Studies, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany.
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List of figures List of tables Preface 1 Face Masks and Liberty 2 Theoretical Foundations: Max Weber, Norbert Elias and Michel Foucault 3 Conceptual Analysis: Coming to Terms in Modernizing Japan 4 Formal Perfection: The Tokugawa State 5 Becoming a Civilized Country: Modernization in Meiji Japan 6 Continuity and Change: Social Disciplining after World War II 7 Lessons Learned: Social Disciplining, Culture and Politics References Index
List of figures List of tables Preface 1 Face Masks and Liberty 2 Theoretical Foundations: Max Weber, Norbert Elias and Michel Foucault 3 Conceptual Analysis: Coming to Terms in Modernizing Japan 4 Formal Perfection: The Tokugawa State 5 Becoming a Civilized Country: Modernization in Meiji Japan 6 Continuity and Change: Social Disciplining after World War II 7 Lessons Learned: Social Disciplining, Culture and Politics References Index
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