... founding. On the other end of the spectrum there is the democratic perspective that states politics can change a culture and save it from falling apart. For instance, democratic ideology in the United States takes a liberal stance in 2 politics saying that the more laws that are created to challenge ... world not because of their political and economic power exactly, but mostly it can be best explained in their values or their culture. They valued such things as hard work, education, and discipline to name a few, therefore it can be said, " In short, cultures count" (foreword). Furthermor...

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... of the novel, McCormack carefully portrays in detail how these issues meets Japan in its most sensitive area, the dilemma of "modern industrial civilization" altogether. He also shows how the fall or rise in the Japanese economy is extremely important in order for Japan to deal with the problem of industrializing. To him, the foundation of the whole problem is how ... decide, Japan hesitated from being non-Asian to proclaiming itself the essence of "Asianness." The author implies that this identity problem results over exposure of external influences that can rip apart a countries natio...

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