"There has been no truly major study of twentieth-century Japanese intellectual life in either Japanese or English, until now. "Overcome by Modernity" is the product of a major scholar working at full stretch at the height of his career. It is informed by an astonishing breadth of learning and depth ...
"There has been no truly major study of twentieth-century Japanese intellectual life in either Japanese or English, until now. "Overcome by Modernity" is the product of a major scholar working at full stretch at the height of his career. It is informed by an astonishing breadth of learning and depth of reflection, and demonstrates a seriousness of intellectual engagement that can only be salutary in our current situation."--William Haver, Binghamton University
"Harootunian frames his masterful analysis of Japan with a sure grasp of the malaise of modernity in other places. By juxtaposing a wide variety of writers within a single argument, he reveals how much they had in common in their efforts to overcome the profound unevennesses that are the hallmark of modernity everywhere. A powerful and important book."--Carol Gluck, Columbia University
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