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Bezig met laden... Confucius Lives Next Door: What Living in the East Teaches Us About Living in the West (1999)door T. R. Reid
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. Filled a lot of gaps in my knowledge of how Confucius' teachings influence Asian societies. Informative but also amusing. ( ) This is a departure for me but TR Reid is one of my favorite contributors to National Public Radio and one of my NPR friends gave me this book for my birthday. It's a fabulous account of what TR and his family discovered when they lived in Toyko. It's written just as if he was sitting in my living room telling me about their adventures. Really enjoyable. Interesting read for those unfamiliar with Asian culture. For anyone who has spent time living or working in Japan in particular, this book will reaffirm what you already know but is unlikely to enlighten. Tended to drag and repeat after a while and could definitely benefit from some updating as much has changed since publication. Oh wow, this was really a wonderful book. And truly international as I started it in Japan and finished it somewhere over the Pacific between Seoul and Los Angeles. There is so much I could say about the book, but I loved how he opened up with the eastern flavours, the hodge podge of influences on both foods and then being surprised when you can't find the variation. It goes both ways--teriyaki McDonalds and the versions of sushi present in Australia and the US. He also managed to cover the Engrish--satay won and Let's Sex without appearing condescending. He explained how they came about which was interesting. I also like how he covered which words used a Japanese word--kuruma for car, and which took katakana turaku for truck. It's stuff like that I wondered about without really seriously considering. I also liked how he hit on the day to day amusing moments, such as needing a fax to be able to get directions to go anywhere. Also the day to day worries such as putting the kids in a school--facing the issues of new school anywhere together with specialised issues such as bullying and how the kids would cope with a full new series of alphabets. It's a mix of stuff I'd never have thought about because it didn't apply to my life in Japan (schooling) and things I'd never thought about such as the Plaza Accord and how NKK came to be making indoor athletic complexes rather than their traditional icebreakers. All interesting because I had wondered how they came to decide they 'needed' indoor beaches and ski hills. While the majority of the book focused on his time living in Japan he also addressed issues in other Asian countries, such as the Michael Fay caning issue in Singapore which I remember being a huge issue back when it happened. Perhaps the most interesting aspect was when he attempted to define the geographic construction that was East Asia. It's a made up construction, but it does have some roots in various names such as the kanji or chopstick culture. And what New Yorker can not laugh at his Singapore/Manhattan comparison. All in all a good read, touched on familiar and new issues while keeping it interesting. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
"Fascinating...clearly stated, interesting and provoking.... A plainspoken account of living in Asia."nbsp;nbsp;--San Francisco Chronicle Anyone who has heard his weekly commentary on NPR knows that T. R. Reid is trenchant, funny, and deeply knowledgeable reporter and now he brings this erudition and humor to the five years he spent in Japan--where he served as The Washington Post's Tokyo bureau chief.nbsp;nbsp;He provides unique insights into the country and its 2,500-year-old Confucian tradition, a powerful ethical system that has played an integral role in the continent's "postwar miracle." Whether describing his neighbor calmly asserting that his son's loud bass playing brings disrepute on the neighborhood, or the Japanese custom of having students clean the schools, Reid inspires us to consider the many benefits of the Asian Way--as well as its drawbacks--and to use this to come to a greater understanding of both Japanese culture and America. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)952.04History and Geography Asia Japan 1945-LC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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