Background
Shunsuke Tsurumi was born on June 25, 1922 Tokyo, Japan. His father was Yusuke Tsurumi, politician.
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When this book was published in Japanese in 1982 it was awarded the prestigious Jiro Osaragi Prize. It is an important contribution to the understanding of the mental and spiritual world of Japan just over two generations ago. The author argues that just as the period of isolation up to the middle of the 19th century was crucial for Japan’s development, so the Second World War represented another crucial period for the country. These years were a period of intellectual isolation during which significant development took place.
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Shunsuke Tsurumi, one of Japan’s most distinguished contemporary philosophers, continues his study of the intellectual and social history of modern Japan with this penetrating analysis of popular culture in the post-war years. Japanese manga (comics), manzai (dialogues), television, advertising and popular songs are the medium for a revealing examination of the many contradictory forces at work beneath the surface of an apparently uniform and universal culture. The author argues that the iconography of these popular forms has deep and significant implication for the development of Japanese national life in the post-growth years that lie ahead.
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Shunsuke Tsurumi was born on June 25, 1922 Tokyo, Japan. His father was Yusuke Tsurumi, politician.
Shunsuke Tsurumi received early education at Saijo Gakuern School and then went to Harvard University, where he specialized in philosophy of pragmatism and American method of research on social psychology. He graduated from the university in 1941. After graduating from Harvard University Shunsuke Tsurumi was deported on a personnel exchange vessel with his sister Tsurumi Kazuko, Takeda Kiyoko, and Maruyama Masao.
In 1946, Shunsuke Tsurumi started the magazine Shiso-no Kagaku ("Science of Thought") with six other people including those who were onboard the same deportation vessel with him Takeda, Maruyama and his sister Kazuko. He was a member of the anti-Vietnam War group Beheiren. Shiso no kagaku was among numerous magazines popped up post-war period, when common people wanted to express themselves. It was unique as it accepted essays from anybody with no discrimination on the authors' academic or sociological background, not limited to politically active students, and printed those on their pages written by nurses, teachers, or social workers for poor factory areas in Tokyo.
Shunsuke Tsurumi was the chief editor of Shiso no kagaku, which editors freely discussed on their theme and selection of articles for each issue. He died on July 20, 2015 of pneumonia in Kyoto, Japan.
(Shunsuke Tsurumi, one of Japan’s most distinguished conte...)
(When this book was published in Japanese in 1982 it was a...)
He was a member of the anti-Vietnam War group Beheiren.