Travelling theory and its consequences: José Ortega y Gasset and radical conservatism in post-cold war Japan/ Karin Narita
Material type: TextPublication details: 2021Subject(s): Online resources: In: Millennium Vol.49, No.3 June 2021, p.556-576 (39)Summary: This article traces the neglected but important influence of José Ortega y Grasset's theory of the masses on this contemporary movement. However, in this journey across time, space, and culture, the theory of mass society has mutated. The article examines the ways in which Japanese radical conservative thinkers Susumu Nishibe and Keishi Saeki interpreted and applied Ortega's work to critique the development of Japan's contemporary political landscape. Radical conservatives transformed Ortega's theory of the modern masses and his argument for elite liberalism into a critique of the liberal international order which favours reactionary nationalism. To understand this shift, the article examines the conceptualisations of modernisation and national identity as a necessary background to such theoretical and political appropriation.Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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This article traces the neglected but important influence of José Ortega y Grasset's theory of the masses on this contemporary movement. However, in this journey across time, space, and culture, the theory of mass society has mutated. The article examines the ways in which Japanese radical conservative thinkers Susumu Nishibe and Keishi Saeki interpreted and applied Ortega's work to critique the development of Japan's contemporary political landscape. Radical conservatives transformed Ortega's theory of the modern masses and his argument for elite liberalism into a critique of the liberal international order which favours reactionary nationalism. To understand this shift, the article examines the conceptualisations of modernisation and national identity as a necessary background to such theoretical and political appropriation.
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