Globalisation and Crisis

Student notes, INTR 9032 – Japan: Globalisation and Crisis

Key issues   主要问题

Japan going through a time of change not seen since the post-war era
日本经历了一段二战以来从未有过的转变时期

The 20th century was, for Japan, a tumultuous time.
对日本而言，20世纪是骚乱的世纪。

It emerged as a world power in the early decades, experimented with imperialism, and then experienced war and its aftermath.
世纪之初日本是世界一霸，推行帝国主义，之后，体验了战争及其后果。

Virtually every aspect of its society and economy underwent change, and then further change.
实际上日本社会和经济的方方面面都经历了变化、更深入的变化。

Indeed, coping with change, and the rising and falling of fortunes, may be the central theme of the century.
实际上，应付这些变化和财富的增减成为这个世纪的主旋律。

Anxiety may have been the predominant emotion.
或许，忧虑已经成为主导情绪。

The 21st century promises to be no different. The challenges facing Japan are enormous, not only in terms of new developments, but coping with the trends started in the last century.
看不出21世纪会有什么不同。日本面对的挑战是巨大的，不仅是新的发展，还要应对上个世纪开始出现的一些趋势。

What role will Japan play on the international stage?
日本将在国际舞台上发挥什么作用？

Will it become a true military-backed superpower?
它是否会变成一个真正的军事强国？

Will the Japan of the 21st century be a country to be feared?
21世纪的日本是否会成为令人惧怕担心的国家？

Can it sustain its economic power in the face of rapidly changing social and commercial currents?
面对快速变化的社会和商业发展趋势，日本能否维持其经济强势？

These questions are on the minds of Japanese and, because of Japan's importance in the global economy, many others as well.
日本人在思考这些问题。而且，因为日本在国际经济中的重要性，许多其他人也在思考。
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Political Culture of Japan to 1868
1868年以前的日本政治文化

-the focus of this lecture is the political culture of Japan and how it came to be what it is
本讲的目的是介绍日本的政治文化及其成因。

-the central argument is that this political culture is characterised by elite control, and a history of most people being politically powerless and ready to obey their superiors
核心论点是这种政治文化以精英控制为特征，从历史看，多数人政治上无权无势，甘于顺从他们的领导。

Main Points   主要观点

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