Japanese propriety, past and present [electronic resource] : disciplined liberalism / Florian Coulmas.

"This book thus offers a fresh view on Japanese society focussing on the role of comportment for group cohesiveness. It explores the stereotype that Japan is the world's most polite country, examining how proper conduct is acquired and expressed, and how the apparent conflict with some of the concep...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Coulmas, Florian (Author)
Language:	English
Published:	London ; New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2023.
Series:	Routledge contemporary Japan series
Subjects:	Courtesy > Japan. Discipline > Japan. Social control > Japan. Social values > Japan. Japan > Social life and customs.
Online Access:	Taylor & Francis Complete 2023 eBooks: 2023 (Taylor & Francis eBooks) Taylor & Francis eBooks (Complete Collection): 2023 (Taylor & Francis eBooks)
Variant Title:	Japanese Propriety, Past and Present: Disciplined Liberalism
Format:	Electronic eBook

Contents:

Face masks and liberty
Theoretical foundations : Max Weber, Norbert Elias and Michel Foucault
Conceptual analysis : coming to terms in modernizing Japan
Formal perfection : the Tokugawa state
Becoming a civilized country : modernization in Meiji Japan
Continuity and change : social disciplining after World War II
Lessons learned : social disciplining, culture and politics.