Japan’s Quiet Transformation - 社会变迁与21世纪公民社会

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Japan’s Quiet Transformation examines how Japan confronted the slowdown of the 1990s and the resulting political, economic, and social crises, while reassessing the prospects for the future. The analysis highlights shifts often overlooked by media coverage, emphasizing the rise of nonprofit organizations, erosion of bureaucratic power, judicial reform, and greater information disclosure. It also explores human-rights struggles, including HIV and leprosy, alongside reforms in governance and identity, covering family, gender, aging, and work.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryResearch & Report

FormatPDF

Pages375

Reading Time15 h 45 min

AccessFree to download

前言与总体框架

1990年代经济停滞后的危机与转型

媒体叙事的偏差与研究视角

Japan’s Quiet Transformation In the 1990s the phenomenal growth of the Japanese economy ground to a shuddering halt and the country was subsequently crippled by enormous and ongoing political, economic, and social problems. This accessible and engaging textbook for all students ofJapanese studies is beautifully illustrated with striking images of turmoil and change in contemporary Japan. Kingston examines the transformation of Japan, evaluating the social, economic, and political challenges it has faced, as well as prospects for the future, addressing what is often missed by the media’s relentlessly pessimistic coverage. Controversially, it argues that the Japan that emerges from these manifold problems may, in fact, be stronger than before. Areas covered include: • the growth of nonprofit organizations; • the erosion of bureaucratic power; • information disclosure; • judicial reform; • the political economy of the construction industry; • HIV, leprosy, and the struggle for human rights; • food safety – BSE and whaling; • nationalism and identity; and • social transformation: family, gender, aging, and work. Jeff Kingston is Professor of History and Director of Asian Studies at Temple University Japan, and is a regular contributor to Japan Times. Asia’s Transformations Edited by Mark Selden Binghamton University and Cornell University, USA The books in this series explore the political, social, economic and cultural consequences of Asia’s transformations in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. The series emphasizes the tumultuous interplay of local, national, regional, and global forces as Asia bids to become the hub of the world economy. While focusing on the contemporary, it also looks back to analyze the antecedents of Asia’s contested rise. This series comprises several strands: Asia’s Transformations aims to address the needs of students and teachers, and the titles will be published in hardback and paperback. Titles include: Japan’s Quiet Transformation Social change and civil society in the twenty-first century Jeff Kingston State and Society in Twenty-firstcentury China Edited by Peter Hays Gries and Stanley Rosen The Battle for Asia From decolonization to globalization Mark T. Berger Ethnicity in Asia Edited by Colin Mackerras Chinese Society, second edition Change, conflict and resistance Edited by Elizabeth J. Perry and Mark Selden The Resurgence of East Asia 500, 150 and 50 year perspectives Edited by Giovanni Arrighi, Takeshi Hamashita and Mark Selden The Making of Modern Korea Adrian Buzo Korean Society Civil society, democracy and the state Edited by Charles K. Armstrong Remaking the Chinese State Strategies, society and security Edited by Chien-min Chao and Bruce J. Dickson Mao’s Children in the New China Voices from the Red Guard generation YarongJiang and David Ashley Chinese Society Change, conflict and resistance Edited by Elizabeth J. Perry and Mark Selden Opium, Empire and the Global Political Economy CarlA. Trocki Japan’s Comfort Women Sexual slavery and prostitution during World War II and the US occupation Yuki Tanaka Hong Kong’s History State and society under colonial rule Edited by Tak-Wing Ngo Debating Human Rights Critical essays from the United States and Asia Edited by Peter Van Ness Asia’s Great Cities Each volume aims to capture the heartbeat of the contemporary city from multiple perspectives emblematic of the authors’ own deep familiarity with the distinctive faces of the city, its history, society, culture, politics and economics, and its evolving position in national, regional and global frameworks. While most volumes emphasize urban developments since the Second World War, some pay close attention to the legacy of the longue durée in shaping the contemporary. Thematic and comparative volumes address such themes as urbanization, economic and financial linkages, architecture and space, wealth and

FAQs

本书关注日本转型的哪些主要方面？

重点考察社会、经济与政治挑战，并讨论由此产生的未来前景。

本书提到的社会变迁领域有哪些？

包括非营利组织增长、官僚权力衰退、信息披露与司法改革，以及家庭、性别、老龄化与工作等议题。

本书如何看待在多重问题中出现的日本？

认为从这些困难中走出的日本可能比以前更强，而非单纯走向衰败。

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