Description
The author of the essay argues that the way people view Japan can be reconciled by understanding the state. He argues that there are flaws in current intellectual discourse about Japan, and that a better understanding of the state is necessary in order to properly understand the country.
In this adventurous new study, Brian J. McVeigh demonstrates how nominally conflicting impressions of Japan can be reconciled by a greater understanding of the state - revealing flaws in current intellectual discourse.