Modern Japan : origins of the mind : Japanese traditions and approaches to contemporary life /
The book takes a fresh look at modern Japan, and does not treat the Japanese as enigmatic or mysterious people; their ways of thinking and their culture can be explained by an honest appraisal of their history and of the norms that have shaped this history. This book not only reveals the mentality a...
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Singapore ; Hackensack, NJ ; London :
World Scientific,
©2010.
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תוכן הענינים:
- The outside world and Japanese creativity
- Perception of the world and nature
- Everything has its own kata
- How they do it
- Cultural rituality and group behavior
- Japanese service: simply the best
- Motives and consequences of incredible service
- Wildlife: natural and cultivated
- Educational values
- Reluctant workaholics
- The unpretentious joy of being a group member
- Humans judging humans
- Enacting law and justice
- Preventing crime and educating people
- Romanticizing suicide
- Body language.