1st Edition
Japanese Propriety, Past and Present Disciplined Liberalism
By Florian Coulmas
Copyright 2023
166 Pages
7 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
166 Pages
7 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
166 Pages
7 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This book offers a fresh view on Japanese society focussing on the role of comportment for group cohesiveness. It 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 considered essential for Western modernity, such as society, freedom and the individual, are balanced... Read more
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
Biography
Florian Coulmas is Senior Professor for Japanese Society, IN-EAST Institute of East Asian Studies, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany.
