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Making Common Sense of Japan
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Making Common Sense of Japan Paperback - 1993 - 1st Edition

by Steven Reed

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Common misconceptions about Japan begin with the notion that it is a \u201csmall\u201d country (it's actually lager than Great Britain, Germany or Italy) and end with pronouncements that the Japanese think differently and have different values-they do things differently because that's the way they are. Steven Reed takes on the task of demystifying Japanese culture and behavior. Through examples that are familiar to an American audience and his own personal encounters with the Japanese, he argues that the apparent oddity of Japanese behavior flows quite naturally from certain objective conditions that are different from those in the United States. Mystical allegations about national character are less useful for understanding a foreign culture than a close look at specific situations and conditions. Two aspects of the Japanese economy have particularly baffled Americans: that Japanese workers have \u201cpermanent employment\u201d and that the Japanese government cooperates with big business. Reed explains these phenomena in common sense terms. He shows how they developed historically, why they continue, and why they helped produce economic growth. He concludes that these practices are not as different from what happens in the United States as they may appear.

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  • Title Making Common Sense of Japan
  • Author Steven Reed
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition number 1st
  • Edition 1
  • Pages 200
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher University of Pittsburgh Press, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
  • Publication date 1993-10-15
  • ISBN 9780822955108 / 0822955105
  • Weight 0.55 lbs (0.25 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.48 x 5.52 x 0.49 in (21.54 x 14.02 x 1.24 cm)
  • Category Politics / Current Events
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 93012871
  • Dewey Decimal Code 331.095

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Steven R. Reed is on the faculty of policy studies at Chuo University, Hachioji City, Tokyo, Japan.

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