Mirror of Modernity
Invented Traditions of Modern Japan
by Stephen Vlastos
328 pages· ISBN 9780520206373
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This collection of essays challenges the notion that Japan's present cultural identity is the simple legacy of its pre-modern and insular past. Scholars examine "age-old" Japanese cultural practices and show these to be largely creations of the modern era.
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