Learning To Be Modern: Japanese Political Discourse On Education / Edition 1

by Byron Marshall

Overview

Emphasizing the political discourse and conflict that have surrounded Japanese education, this book focuses on the three main issues of central versus local control, elitism versus equality, and nationalism versus universalism.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780813318929
Publisher:	Westview Press
Publication date:	05/23/1995
Series:	New Perspectives on Asian History Series
Edition description:	REV
Pages:	340
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)
Lexile:	1530L (what's this?)

About the Author

Byron K. Marshall is professor of history at the University of Minnesota. He is the author of several books and articles on Japan and Asia, including Academic Freedom and the Japanese Imperial University.

Table of Contents

New Perspectives on Asian History — — Preface — Introduction — Clarifying Loyalty and Filial Piety: 1800-1850s — Knowledge from Throughout the World: The Reforms of the 1870s — Assimilating the Elements: 1879-1905 — To Liberate Education from Bureaucratic Control: 1905-1931 — Mobilizing the Spirit of the Nation: 1931-1945 — Stamping out the Bad, Stamping in the New: 1945-1950 — Warfare Waged Between the Entrenched: 1950-1969 — The Challenge of a New Era: 1970-1989 — Our National Identity as Japanese: Post-Shōwa Japan — About the Book and Author

Editorial Reviews

This broad historical survey draws on sources in English and Japanese to examine the evolution of Japanese schools over the past 120 years, emphasizing the political discourse surrounding Japanese education and focusing on the three main issues of central versus local control, elitism versus quality, and nationalism versus universalism. It provides a historical perspective on such contemporary issues as gender and ethnicity. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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