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The Japanese in the Western Mind: A Psychological History of the Cultural Other

The Japanese in the Western Mind: A Psychological History of the Cultural Other

Hinton, Perry

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General PsychologyJapanese History

ISBN10: 0367534673
ISBN13: 9780367534677
Publisher: Routledge
Published: Jun 16 2023
Pages: 176
Weight: 0.60
Height: 0.40 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English

This fascinating book is an insightful exploration of Western perceptions and representations of Japanese culture and society, drawing on social and cultural psychological ideas around stereotypes and intercultural relations.

Hinton considers how the West views the Japanese as an ideologically different other, and proposes a cultural theory of stereotypes from which to explore Western observations of the Japanese. The book explores Western socio-cultural representations of the Japanese alongside Edward Said's well-known theory of Orientalism. It examines the West's intercultural relationship with Japan, and how this has changed over time, to show how the Japanese have been represented in the Western mind throughout history, to the present day. Hinton argues that our view of other cultures is based on our own cultural expectations, which involve complex issues of meaning-making and perceived cultural differences. This book foregrounds the research through accounts of Westerners about the Japanese, to reveal how cultural representations can influence the ways in which people from different cultures communicate in interaction, and how intercultural understanding or misunderstanding can arise.

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