The Japanese Mind: Understanding Contemporary Japanese Culture by Roger J. Davies, Osamu Ikeno

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  • The Japanese Mind: Understanding Contemporary Japanese Culture
  • Roger J. Davies, Osamu Ikeno
  • Page: 280
  • Format: pdf, ePub, mobi, fb2
  • ISBN: 9780804832953
  • Publisher: Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd.

 

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In The Japanese Mind, Roger Davies offers Westerners an invaluable key to the unique aspects of Japanese culture. Readers of this book will gain a clear understanding of what really makes the Japanese, and their society, tick. Among the topics explored: aimai (ambiguity), amae (dependence upon others’ benevolence), amakudari (the nation’s descent from heaven), chinmoku (silence in communication), gambari (perseverence), giri (social obligation), haragei (literally, “belly art”; implicit, unspoken communication), kenkyo (the appearance of modesty), sempai-kohai (seniority), wabi-sabi (simplicity and elegance), and zoto (gift giving), as well as ...