The Japanese in the Western Mind: A Psychological History of the Cultural Other

by Perry R Hinton

Book Overview

This fascinating book is an insightful exploration of Western perceptions and representations of Japanese culture and society, drawing on social and cultural psychological ideas around stereotypes and intercultural relations.

Hinton considers how the West views the Japanese as an ideologically different "other", and proposes a cultural theory of stereotypes from which to explore Western observations of the Japanese. The book explores...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 036753469X
• ISBN13: 9780367534691
• Release Date: June 2023
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"