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Revolution and Subjectivity in Postwar Japan
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 Revolution and Subjectivity in Postwar Japan
J. Victor Koschmann
Manufacturer: University Of Chicago Press
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Binding: Paperback

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Book Description

After World War II, Japanese intellectuals believed that world history
was moving inexorably toward bourgeois democracy and then socialism. But
who would be the agents--the active "subjects"--of that revolution in
Japan? Intensely debated at the time, this question of active
subjectivity influenced popular ideas about nationalism and social
change that still affect Japanese political culture today.

In a major contribution to modern Japanese intellectual history, J.
Victor Koschmann analyzes the debate over subjectivity. He traces the
arguments of intellectuals from various disciplines and political
viewpoints, and finds that despite their stress on individual autonomy,
they all came to define subjectivity in terms of deterministic
historical structures, thus ultimately deferring the possibility of
radical change in Japan.

Establishing a basis for historical dialogue about democratic
revolution, this book will interest anyone concerned with issues of
nationalism, postcolonialism, and the formation of identities.


Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars need strong background in communist theory.......2007-02-20

Koschmann explains how in the tangled aftermath of post-World War 2 Japan, socialist and communist intellectuals tried to assess and promote their causes. Some were influenced by Stalin and others by Mao. The discrediting of the right wing militarists that had led Japan to disaster did help the leftists, to some extent.

But much of the book will be unintelligible to those lacking extensive background in communist dialectic theory. There are continual references to debates by leftists, over varying interpretations of what Marx wrote. And over how Japan might or might not have unique characteristics that modified other versions of historical materialism.

What the book lacks is much detail on the efforts by the leftists at swaying public opinion. Especially at elections.
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    		Revolution and Subjectivity in Postwar Japan
    J. Victor Koschmann
    Manufacturer: University Of Chicago Press
    ProductGroup: Book
    Binding: Paperback
    ASIN: B000OPXY7M

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