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| 100 | 1 | ▼a Kerr, Alex, ▼d 1952-. |
| 245 | 1 0 | ▼a Dogs and demons : ▼b tales from the dark side of Japan / ▼c Alex Kerr. |
| 250 | ▼a 1st ed. | |
| 260 | ▼a New York : ▼b Hill and Wang, ▼c 2001. | |
| 300 | ▼a xi, 432 p. ; ▼c 22 cm. | |
| 500 | ▼a Includes index. | |
| 651 | 0 | ▼a Japan ▼x History ▼y 1989- |
| 651 | 0 | ▼a Japan ▼x History ▼y 1945- |
| 651 | 0 | ▼a Japan ▼x Economic conditions ▼y 1945- |
| 651 | 0 | ▼a Japan ▼x Industries ▼y 1945- |
소장정보
| No. | 소장처 | 청구기호 | 등록번호 | 도서상태 | 반납예정일 | 예약 | 서비스 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 1 | 소장처 중앙도서관/서고7층/ | 청구기호 952.04 K41d | 등록번호 111216249 (2회 대출) | 도서상태 대출가능 | 반납예정일 | 예약 | 서비스 |
컨텐츠정보
책소개
The crises--and failures--of modernization in Japan, as seen up close by a resident expert
Japan is a nation in crisis, and the crisis goes far beyond its well-known economic plight. In Dogs and Demons, Alex Kerr chronicles the crisis on a broad scale, from the failure of Japan's banks and pension funds to the decline of its once magnificent modern cinema. The book takes up for the first time in the Western press subjects such as the nation's endangered environment--its seashores lined with concrete, its roads leading to nowhere in the mountains. It describes Japan's "monument frenzy," the destruction of old cities such as Kyoto and construction of drab new cities, and the attendant collapse of the tourist industry.
All these unhealthy developments are, Kerr argues, the devastating boomerang effect of an educational and bureaucratic system designed to produce manufactured goods--and little else. A mere upturn in economic growth will not quickly remedy these severe internal problems, which Kerr calls a "failure of modernism." He assails the foreign experts who, often dependent on Japanese government and business support, fail to address these issues. Meanwhile, what of the Japanese people themselves? Kerr, a resident of Japan for thirty-five years, writes of them with humor and passion, for "passion," he says, "is part of the story. Millions of Japanese feel as heartbroken at what is going on as I do. My Japanese friends tell me, 'Please write this--for us.'"
Japan is a nation in crisis, and the crisis goes far beyond its well-known economic plight. In Dogs and Demons, Alex Kerr chronicles the crisis on a broad scale, from the failure of Japan's banks and pension funds to the decline of its once magnificent modern cinema. The book takes up for the first time in the Western press subjects such as the nation's endangered environment--its seashores lined with concrete, its roads leading to nowhere in the mountains. It describes Japan's "monument frenzy," the destruction of old cities such as Kyoto and construction of drab new cities, and the attendant collapse of the tourist industry.
All these unhealthy developments are, Kerr argues, the devastating boomerang effect of an educational and bureaucratic system designed to produce manufactured goods--and little else. A mere upturn in economic growth will not quickly remedy these severe internal problems, which Kerr calls a "failure of modernism." He assails the foreign experts who, often dependent on Japanese government and business support, fail to address these issues. Meanwhile, what of the Japanese people themselves? Kerr, a resident of Japan for thirty-five years, writes of them with humor and passion, for "passion," he says, "is part of the story. Millions of Japanese feel as heartbroken at what is going on as I do. My Japanese friends tell me, 'Please write this--for us.'"
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저자소개
알렉스 커(지은이)
미국 메릴랜드주에서 태어났다. 해군 장교 아버지를 따라 1964~1966년 일본에 처음 살았고, 1977년부터는 가메오카시에 살고 있다. 일본어로 글을 쓰고 강의한다. 예일대학에서 일본학을, 옥스퍼드대학에서 중국학을 전공했으며, 열정과 지식을 갖춘 동아시아 미술품 수집가다. 빈집 치이오리를 구입한 뒤 아름답지만 쇠락해가는 농촌지역을 되살리기 위해 일본 각 지역의 옛 가옥 수십 채를 복원해왔다. 비영리 기구 치이오리 신탁을 설립해 현재 이야 계곡 등 여러 현에서 복원된 가옥들을 관리하고 있다. 저서 『치명적인 일본』은 공공사업이 일본의 환경에 미치는 영향을 다뤘고, 『일본에서 살기』는 옛 가옥과 현대 가옥을 소개하고 있다. 『방콕의 발견』은 알렉스가 태국을 처음 방문한 1970년대 이후로 겪은 방콕을 묘사한 책이다. 『사라진 일본』은 일본어로 쓰인 최고의 논픽션에 부여되는 신초학예상을 받았다. 외국인이 이 상을 수상한 첫 사례다. 피시먼의 번역으로 출판된 영어판은 아시아-퍼시픽 퍼블리셔상 최고 번역 금상을 수상했다.