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Editorial Reviews
Nation, Patrick Smith
Ivan Hall's Cartels of the Mind, had it come out, say, a decade ago, might have been read as just another take on the trade wars. It is that--partly. Hall writes with economy and grace about how Japan denies access to foreign attorneys, correspondents, professors and scientific researchers with the same systematic efficiency applied over the years to car parts, semiconductors, baseball bats and beef. He devotes a concise chapter to each of the professions just noted, explaining how each is part of the "closed shop" of his subtitle. But we have to read Hall's book differently now.... The intellectual closed shop, then, is also a social and political issue, and Hall does a good job of connecting the dots, especially with regard to Japan's new and grand ambitions.
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.
Ivan Hall's Cartels of the Mind, had it come out, say, a decade ago, might have been read as just another take on the trade wars. It is that--partly. Hall writes with economy and grace about how Japan denies access to foreign attorneys, correspondents, professors and scientific researchers with the same systematic efficiency applied over the years to car parts, semiconductors, baseball bats and beef. He devotes a concise chapter to each of the professions just noted, explaining how each is part of the "closed shop" of his subtitle. But we have to read Hall's book differently now.... The intellectual closed shop, then, is also a social and political issue, and Hall does a good job of connecting the dots, especially with regard to Japan's new and grand ambitions.
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.
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