Japanese Civilization: A Comparative View

by S.N. Eisenstadt

Book Overview

S. N. Eisenstadt, one of the world's leading social theorists, provides a monumental synthesis of Japanese history, religion, culture, and social organization. Equipped with a thorough command of the literature, Eisenstadt explores the Japanese historical legacy and its impact on the Japanese experience of modernity. Eschewing the polemicism of structuralist or culturalist approaches, he expands his investigative framework to include a keenly systematic,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226195570
• ISBN13: 9780226195575
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 596 Pages
• Weight: 2.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"