Böcker av Raud

Focuses on the impact that Japanese modernity has made in Asia as a model to be imitated because of its success in adopting western technologies while retaining its own cultural identity. This book is intended for academics and specialists working in the areas of history of ideas, political science, and the sociology and anthropology of business.

The effect of Japan on the challenges and complexities of the modernisation process that globalisation has brought to the fore in Asia are the subject of this interdisciplinary volume by leading scholars in the field. Using fascinating examples drawn from current business and organisational practice in Asia, it focuses on the impact that Japanese modernity has made in Asia as a model to be imitated because of its apparent success in adopting western technologies while retaining its own cultural identity.