Neurotic Beauty - by Morris Berman (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Neurotic Beauty is a remarkable reevaluation of Japan's role in the modern world.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><em>Neurotic Beauty </em>is a remarkable reevaluation of Japan's role in the modern world. </p><p>It includes a new assessment of the events leading up to the dropping of the bomb on Hiroshima, and of the potential role of Japanese philosophy in creating a dynamic </p><p>approach to human nature and our understanding of reality. The book also shows the </p><p>interrelatedness of various facets of Japanese history and society, including psychological orientation, pop culture, and Japan's vibrant craft tradition. Finally, it concludes with a possible prediction, that whereas the United States will not be able to escape from its neoliberal economic categories and its commitment to a self-defeating philosophy of "growth," Japan might surprise us, and turn out to be the frontrunner in the development of post-capitalist alternatives in the 21<sup>st</sup>century. Written in a personal and accessible style, the book is likely to provide a focus for debate about issues of economy, ecology, and sustainability for years to come.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>If American civilization is the last outpost of the expansionist myth, then its fateful encounter with Japan, as described by Professor Berman, suggests to us a picture of its final transformation. A vivid and provocative study."</p><p>--Yasunari Takada, Professor of Transcultural Studies, University of Tokyo</p><p>Much is to be learned from his judicious account of the fraught relations between Japan and the United States over the past century, and the last chapter, on 'Japan as a Post-Capitalist Model, ' should be required reading for any thoughtful person who's interested in where our deranged world might be heading in the decades to come."</p><p>--Graham Parkes, University College Cork, Ireland</p><p>Morris Berman does more than anyone to illuminate the arc of this story and the attendant mysteries of Japanese culture, with all its artistry, resilience, and periodic craziness."</p><p>--James Howard Kunstler, author of <em>The Long Emergency </em></p><br>
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