新左運動與公民社會：日本六○年代的思想之路

by 安藤丈将, 林彥瑜 (Translator)

The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident that followed the March 2011 tsunami and earthquake in Japan shocked the world. In the wake the of the disaster, questions were asked as to why Japanese antinuclear movements were not able to prevent those with vested interests, such as businesses, bureaucrats, the media and academics, from facilitating nuclear energy policies? Taking this question as its starting point, this book looks more widely at the development and powerlessness of Japanese civil society, and seeks to untangle this intersection between social movements and civil society in postwar Japan. Central to this book are the Japanese New Left movements that emerged in the 1960s and 1970s, and the impact they have had on civil society and politics. By focusing on a key idea that a wide range of new leftists shared – the self-revolution in ‘everydayness’ – Takemasa Ando shows how these groups did not seek immediate change in the realms of politics and legislation, but rather, it was believed that personal transformation would lead to broader social and political change. By reconsidering the relationship between Japanese New Left movements of the 1960s and later social movements, this book crucially connects the constructive and disruptive legacies of the movements, and in doing so provides valuable insights into the powerlessness that plagues Japanese civil society today. Presenting a comprehensive picture of the New Left movements and their legacies in Japan, this book will be of great interest to students and scholars working in the fields of Japanese politics, Japanese history, and Japanese culture and society.

Genres: Politics, Japan

368 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2013

Reviews

[notvanpersie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have always been fascinated by books exploring how social movements’ legacies continue to shape society. This book, second only to Doug McAdam’s _Free Summer_ (1990), is one of the most inspiring reads on the issues that I have come across.

[Buster 7 Noriko · Rating 4 out of 5]

人通過社會運動影響，社會運動同時也塑造了人。運動未能實現之理想，只能交給當下和後人了。