{"product_id":"political-thought-and-japans-new-left-movements-transformations-in-radical-theory-9781350534681","title":"Political Thought and Japan's New Left Movements: Transformations in Radical Theory","description":"\u003cb\u003eWhile the intellectual history of the New Left is dominated by scholarship on western thinkers, Japan's radical theorists developed equally groundbreaking ideas, producing one of the most intense periods of political thought in the global twentieth century\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003ci\u003ePolitical Thought and Japan's New Left Movements\u003c\/i\u003e finally redresses this imbalance by assembling the first comprehensive collection of authoritative essays on the Japanese intellectuals who, by critically rethinking the Marxian legacy, defined their era. Highlighting the connections between these key figures, their historical circumstances and their biographies, this book provides concise, accessible overviews of the theoretical approaches that shaped and were shaped by Japan's 1960s New Left movements, while also evaluating the development and impact of these intellectual contributions. In doing so, it demonstrates the distinctiveness and significance of Japanese left-wing thought, providing an invaluable resource for students of twentieth-century radical politics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChristopher Perkins\u003c\/b\u003e is Senior Lecturer in Japanese at the University of Edinburgh. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe United Red Army on Screen\u003c\/i\u003e (2015) and \u003ci\u003eThe Tokyo University Trial and the Struggle Against Order in Postwar Japan\u003c\/i\u003e (2024), as well as numerous journal articles and translations on the pre and postwar Japanese student movement. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eFerran de Vargas \u003c\/b\u003eis UKRI Marie Sklodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Edinburgh, having previously been Juan de la Cierva Early-Career Postdoctoral Fellow at the Open University of Catalonia. He is the author of a book on the history of the Japanese New Left, \u003ci\u003eIzquierda y revolución. Una historia política del Japón de posguerra (1945-1972)\u003c\/i\u003e (2020) and of articles in academic journals such as \u003ci\u003epositions: asia critique\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Japan Forum\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eModern Asian Studies\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51998184603922,"sku":"9781350534681","price":126.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_37ae4175-3004-4991-9596-bdd16943a773.jpg?v=1770142737","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/political-thought-and-japans-new-left-movements-transformations-in-radical-theory-9781350534681","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}