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Softcover. Zustand: Gut. Heft - sehr gut.

Softcover. Zustand: As New. First Edition. Uber scarce in the U.S. trade, there being currently no additional copies available on-line here. Sterling condition softcover copy, with unfurled tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear to the glossy card-stock covers. The author, a specialist in mental health and identity issues, tackles the question as to the applicability of Hannah Arendt's theories of political violence and identity in post-Meiji Japanese history. The Table of Contents shows: Contents: 1. A Different Perspective on Globalization [Root cause of the problem; Mainstream perception of globalization; Expansion of private society interests into the public sphere; Change without purpose in Japan; A tentative definition of globalization; Joint tradition of East and West (Individual conscientiousness as common fundament; Virtue and honor; Honorable competition and honorable collaboration; Phren and hara; Shame; Superiority, excellence, honor and fame; Power of (male) friendship); Saigo Takamori's political legacy; Deep humanity of Samurai spirit (Samurai principles at work: the Aland conflict); Neoconservative reaction to globalization: wrong answers to the right question; Myths and traditions that have been invented to support the globalization of Japan (Invented tradition: - national male blood purity - family unit ie as organization principle - state Shinto and emperor deification - wa as a top down social construct - absolute equality); Myth of the absence of a free pre-Meiji public sphere (Kugai, muen, raku; Horizontal public bonds; Seken, musi, ikai, shakai; Public sphere as embodied by zatsudan village talk; Fukuzawa's and Maruyama's dilemma); No Meiji ideology? A critical discussion of Eisenstadt; Birth of parliamentarism (Legislative process after the war); Globalization, diversification and borderless world: a comparative perspective; Shortcomings of globalization (Subtle racism: - foreigners do not legally exist in Japan - continued violation of the international children convention - pressure to adopt a Japanese name - new fingerprinting law as from 2007); Civil sector as counterbalance to state rule (Example of a civic grass root movement which has turned political: the Kanagawa Network Movement); German way of political equality; Social disparity and new poverty; Educated housewives and labor shortage; A child care leave that does not relieve parents; Government sponsored abuse of Asian trainees; Education without ethical principles (Learning from the wisdom of Japan: kateika education; Case study on Brazilian government schools; Abduction and kidnapping of citizens; Killing in secret); Protecting the spirit of the peace constitution; Direct democracy to supplement the representative system; A critical review of Fujiwara's bestseller The dignity of the nation]; 2. Invisible Impact of Globalization on Psychopathology and Mental Health [Crimes by mentally impaired offenders; Cultural perceptions and regulation of the profession; Overview of structural and cultural aspects of psychopathology since Meiji restoration (Context of psychopathology: family patterns and motherhood expectations; Taijin kyofusho; Myth of the selfless ideal mother; Ajase complex; Reinvention of depression as a disease; Schizophrenia; Eating disorders; Amae or fostering dependence on others; Hikikomori); Success of client centered therapy in Japan; Public reaction to suicide; Ethnic identity confusion; Violent anti-social behavior among juveniles and early adults (Cho case); Fatherless society syndrome; Dangers of psychological self-negation (Aum case); Social reaction to the illness of Princess Masako]; 3. Ecological Utopia [From the pre-Meiji discourse of peace with nature to the post-Meiji exploitation; Historic phases of pollution; Waste and packaging problem; Energy conservation and new energy; Our daily drives; Pitfalls of solar energy; Nuclear power card; Ecotaxes and carbon taxes; Emissions Trading Schemes ETS; Biodiversity (Cost of human development: Towards the extinction of the black and brown bear); Hokkaido: the lost dream; Organic farming and food self-sufficiency; Environmental NGOs: the fight of David against Goliath; Destruction of cultural heritage; Learning from the ecological wisdom of Germany; Carbon capture and storage; Environmental education; Power of the consumer; Power of court justice]; Conclusion & Outlook; References; Index." Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography. [5], 6-234 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.

1. Aufl. 13 x 19 cm. 233 S. Broschiert (KB). Versand aus Deutschland / We dispatch from Germany via Air Mail. Einband bestoßen, daher Mängelexemplar gestempelt, sonst sehr guter Zustand. Imperfect copy due to slightly bumped cover, apart from this in very good condition. Stamped. Sprache: Englisch.

Erste Ausgabe. 21 x 30 cm. Erste Auflage, 132 S. Farbig illustrierter Originalkarton. Zahlreiche farbige und s/w Abbildungen. Minimale Gebrauchsspuren.

Softcover. Zustand: Sehr gut. 2. Auflage. Paperback, fast neuwertig, 159 Seiten, Kartoniert, (HEYNE Ratgeber 08/4990), Nachauflage der Deutschen Erstausgabe, OT: LES MAINS, zahlr. SW-Abbildungen. Handlinien, Lebenslinie, Schicksalslinie, Liebeslinie, die übliche Papierbräunung, innen sauber, keine Eintragungen, keine Markierungen o.ä., Ebd. fest, sofort lieferbar.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 329 pages. German language. 5.94x0.87x8.82 inches. In Stock.