Globalization of Japan: Japanese Sakoku Mentality and U.S. Efforts to Open Japan by Mayumi Itoh - 9780312177089 - Compare Discount Book Prices & Save up to 90%

In The Globalization of Japan, Mayumi Itoh examines the various aspects of Japan’s resistance to internationalization. She shows how the opening up of Japan involves not only the accessibility of Japanese markets to foreign goods, but also the liberalization of the Japanese psyche from the sakoku (secluded nation) mentality. Itoh unearths the roots of the sakoku mentality and reveals it as the fundamental impediment to Japan’s internationalization, examining various Japanese sakoku policies. She also analyzes the three open-door policies that Japan has undertaken in the past and demonstrates how the United States played a crucial role in each one. Concluding with a thorough assessment of prospects for Japan’s internationalization in the twenty-first century, The Globalization of Japan offers new insights into this important and often misunderstood country.

		Globalization of Japan: Japanese Sakoku Mentality and U.S. Efforts to Open Japan by Mayumi Itoh ISBN-10: 9780312177089 ISBN-10: 0-312-17708-9 ISBN-13: 9780312177089 ISBN-13: 978-0-312-17708-9 Hardcover 1998-05-15 Palgrave Macmillan Find Lowest Price
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Product Description In The Globalization of Japan, Mayumi Itoh examines the various aspects of Japan’s resistance to internationalization. She shows how the opening up of Japan involves not only the accessibility of Japanese markets to foreign goods, but also the liberalization of the Japanese psyche from the sakoku (secluded nation) mentality. Itoh unearths the roots of the sakoku mentality and reveals it as the fundamental impediment to Japan’s internationalization, examining various Japanese sakoku policies. She also analyzes the three open-door policies that Japan has undertaken in the past and demonstrates how the United States played a crucial role in each one. Concluding with a thorough assessment of prospects for Japan’s internationalization in the twenty-first century, The Globalization of Japan offers new insights into this important and often misunderstood country.
Book Description In The Globalization of Japan, Mayumi Itoh examines the various aspects of Japan’s resistance to internationalization. She shows how the opening up of Japan involves not only the accessibility of Japanese markets to foreign goods, but also the liberalization of the Japanese psyche from the sakoku (secluded nation) mentality. Itoh unearths the roots of the sakoku mentality and reveals it as the fundamental impediment to Japan’s internationalization, examining various Japanese sakoku policies. She also analyzes the three open-door policies that Japan has undertaken in the past and demonstrates how the United States played a crucial role in each one. Concluding with a thorough assessment of prospects for Japan’s internationalization in the twenty-first century, The Globalization of Japan offers new insights into this important and often misunderstood country.
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Learned and beautifully written. I thoroughly enjoyed this book. This is the first book I read that concerns mainly Japan. I was able to learn about some traits and the character of the Japanese from the perspective of a Japanese author. The author argues her thesis lucidly; the book was never dull. This is a very good book for you if you like economics and globalization.