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Japan: Culture, Education, and Change in Two Communitiesreviewed by Victor Kobayashi - 1970 Title: Japan: Culture, Education, and Change in Two Communities Author(s): Theodore Brameld Publisher: John Wiley, New York ISBN: , Pages: , Year: Search for book at Amazon.com Theodore Brameld again exhibits his admirably passionate
ambition to come to grips with the big problems of education,
culture, and society in the emerging age. Throughout his
career, Brameld has not only consistently attempted to answer
the major philosophical questions concerning the meaning of life,
society, progress, and education in the twentieth century,
but has also tried to make practical prescriptions as to the
direction men of good will ought to take in order to solve major
world crises such as the threat of nuclear annihilation. He has
played moralist, prophet, social critic, and a teacher of
"explosive ideas" while persuading his colleagues that an analysis
of the structure and dynamics of cultures using the tools of the
anthropologist may offer solutions to critical social
problems.
In this book, Brameld displays all of these facets once more,
this time focusing on Japanese society and with the emphasis on
anthropology. In his previous books, such as Cultural
Foundations of Education, he offered the reader important
insights as to his... (preview truncated at 150 words.)To view the full-text for this article you must be signed-in with the appropriate membership. Please review your options below:
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- Victor Kobayashi
University of Hawaii
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