Munesuke Mita Explained

[1] [2] was one of the most famous sociologists in Japan. Mita has studied about modern society at University of Tokyo and influenced many young sociologists such as Masachi Ohsawa, Shunya Yoshimi, and Shinji Miyadai.[1]

Biography

Famous Japanese sociologist about modern society. After graduating from the University of Tokyo in 1960, Mita entered that university's graduate school where he completed the coursework for a doctorate.

Under his own name and with the pseudonym Yūsuke Maki (Maki Yūsuke), Mita has published a large amount of material. His numerous books are mostly sociological but include one on Kenji Miyazawa. An English translation of one of his books together with excerpts from several others is published as Social Psychology of Modern Japan.

Mita made a keynote report A Framework for the Sociology of Future: Logistics Curve and the Axial Ages at the National Session of World Congress of Sociology in 2014.

Mita received Orders of the Sacred Treasure by the Emperor of Japan in 2017.[1]

One of his sons is Ryūsuke Mita, creator of Dragon Half.

Munesuke Mita has a good relationship with Hiroshi Sugimoto, Michiko Ishimure, Kiyokazu Washida, Shunsuke Tsurumi, and Maki Fumihiko.

Books by Mita

Single-author (Japanese)

Complete works (Japanese)

External links

Further reading

Detailed bibliography of Munesuke Mita(Yusuke Maki) by Wikipedia in Japanese

Notes and References

  1. News: Elizabeth Fazzare. 18 December 2017. Hiroshi Sugimoto Chosen for Hirshhorn Museum's First Aesthetic Transformation. Architectural Digest . 18 December 2017 .
  2. https://www.asahi.com/articles/ASQ4B02JGQ49UCVL027.html?iref=comtop_7_05 社会学者の見田宗介さん死去 84歳 「現代社会の理論」