CONTENTS
Acknowledgments
 
Introduction by Richard F. Calichman
 
1. EHARA YUMIKO
The Politics of Teasing
A Feminist View of Maruyama Masao’s Modernity
 
2. KANG SANGJUNG
The Imaginary Geography of a Nation and Denationalized Narrative
The Discovery of the “Orient” and Orientalism
 
3. KARATANI KŌJIN
Overcoming Modernity
Sōseki’s Diversity: On Kokoro
 
4. NISHITANI OSAMU
The Wonderland of “Immortality”
 
5. NAOKI SAKAI
Two Negations: The Fear of Being Excluded and the Logic of Self-Esteem
 
6. TAKAHASHI TETSUYA
Japanese Neo-Nationalism: A Critique of Katō Norihiro’s “After the Defeat” Discourse
From the Hinomaru and Kimigayo to the Symbolic Emperor System
 
7. UENO CHIZUKO
In the Feminine Guise: A Trap of Reverse Orientalism
Collapse of “Japanese Mothers”
 
8. UKAI SATOSHI
Colonialism and Modernity
Reflections Beyond the Flag: Why Is the Hinomaru Flag “Auspicious/Foolish”?
 
 
Glossary
List of Contributors
Index of Names