The Strong and the Weak in Japanese Literature
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The Strong and the Weak in Japanese Literature by Fuminobu Murakami
This book uses texts from classical and modern Japanese literature to examine concepts of 'respect for the strong', as a notion of an evolutionary society, and 'sympathy for the weak', as a notion of a non-violent and changeless egalitarian society.Fuminobu Murakami is Associate Professor at the Department of Japanese Studies, University of Hong Kong. He is author of Postmodern, Feminist and Postcolonial Currents in Contemporary Japanese Culture (Routledge, 2005), and co-editor of Reading The Tale of Genji (Global Oriental, 2009).
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| ISBN 13 | 9781138862890 |
| ISBN 10 | 1138862894 |
| Title | The Strong and the Weak in Japanese Literature |
| Author | Fuminobu Murakami |
| Series | Routledge Advances In Asia-Pacific Studies |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Routledge |
| Year published | 2015-08-28 |
| Number of pages | 198 |
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