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The Turn Against the Modern The Critical Essays of Taoka Reiun (18701912): The C
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Item specifics
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- ISBN-13
- 9780924304842
- Book Title
- The Turn Against the Modern The Critical Essays of Taoka Reiun (
- ISBN
- 9780924304842
- Subject Area
- Cooking, Social Science, Business & Economics, Psychology, History
- Publication Name
- Turn Against the Modern : the Critical Essays of Taoka Reiun (1870-1912)
- Publisher
- Association for Asian Studies, Incorporated
- Item Length
- 0.9 in
- Subject
- Beverages / Alcoholic / Beer, Asia / Japan, Sociology / General, Industries / Food Industry, Psychopathology / Addiction
- Publication Year
- 2017
- Series
- Asia Past and Present Ser.
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.1 in
- Item Weight
- 18.1 Oz
- Item Width
- 0.6 in
- Number of Pages
- 340 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Association for Asian Studies, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0924304847
ISBN-13
9780924304842
eBay Product ID (ePID)
243196877
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
340 Pages
Publication Name
Turn Against the Modern : the Critical Essays of Taoka Reiun (1870-1912)
Language
English
Subject
Beverages / Alcoholic / Beer, Asia / Japan, Sociology / General, Industries / Food Industry, Psychopathology / Addiction
Publication Year
2017
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Cooking, Social Science, Business & Economics, Psychology, History
Series
Asia Past and Present Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.1 in
Item Weight
18.1 Oz
Item Length
0.9 in
Item Width
0.6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2017-038882
Dewey Edition
23
TitleLeading
The
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
952/.02
Synopsis
The Turn Against the Modern is a biography of the late Meiji social and cultural critic Taoka Reiun (1870-1912) who was known for his fierce attack on modernity. Reiun was convinced that the western conception of modernity in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century was based on an overly narrow, materialistic view of the world--one that placed far too much emphasis on commerce, profit, and utilitarianism--and he believed that this concept was rapidly emptying life of its richness, depth, and meaning. He, therefore, could not help but decry a world that had "squandered its spirit and vitality, forsaken its grandiose visions, and lost its sense of mystery, its very soul!" A careful reader of philosophy, religion, and literature, Reiun embraced a vision of history, society, and the future that marks him as an original and creative thinker whose understanding of what it means to be modern and human remains alive and vital today. This study vividly brings to life an overlooked contrarian whose writings tell us that Japan's modernization process was much more complex and controversial than the standard 'Meiji progress narrative' would have us believe. Taoka Reiun comes through in this exhaustively researched study as a powerful critic who thought capitalist materialism had robbed Japan of its soul--a much-censored opponent of slavish Westernization who insisted that modernity should spring from the creation of autonomous individuals (women as well as men). Loftus's analysis is incisive; his attention to Reiun's tumultuous personal life brings special energy to the work.
LC Classification Number
CT1838.T33L64 2017
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