Cartels of the Mind - Japan's Intellectual Closed Shop

An inside look at Japan's use of professional barriers, both institutional and psychological, against the entire outside world.

About the author

Ivan Hall has spent nearly three decades in Japan as a correspondent, cultural diplomat, and academic. He was the first associate director of the Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission and spent nine years teaching as a professor in Japanese universities. He lives in Tokyo.

Product details

• Authors: Ivan P. Hall
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 18.06.2025, delayed
• EAN: 9780393347760
• ISBN: 978-0-393-34776-0
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works > Dictionaries, encyclopaedias; Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries; Japan, Business and Management, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / International / General, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / Asia / Japan, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Reference, HISTORY / Reference, Business & management, International business, Reference works, Social and cultural history, Asian History