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Biography

Famous Japanese sociologist about modern society. After graduating from the

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

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. 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
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, creator of ''

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Books by Mita

*''Social Psychology of Modern Japan.'' Trans. Stephen Suloway. London: Kegan Paul International, 1992. *Psicologia Social del Japon Moderno (Estudios de Asia y Africa).. Spain: El Colegio de Mexico, 1996.

Single-author (Japanese)

* 『現代日本の精神構造』弘文堂、1965年 NCI
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のち2004年朝日出版社、2014年 * 『価値意識の理論 - 欲望と道徳の社会学』弘文堂、1966年8月のち1987年 * 『近代日本の心情の歴史 - 流行歌の社会心理史』講談社、1967年11月全国書誌番号:67002806、NCI
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�� * 『現代の青年像』講談社〈講談社現代新書〉、1968年3月全国書誌番号:68001618、NCI
BN00875384
�� * 『現代の生きがい - 変わる日本人の人生観』日本経済新聞社、1970年9月全国書誌番号:71001107、NCI
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�� * 『現代日本の心情と論理』筑摩書房、1971年5月全国書誌番号:71001462、NCI
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�� * 『人間解放の理論のために』筑摩書房、1971年10月全国書誌番号:71009382、NCI
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�� *Yusuke Maki * 『現代社会の存立構造』筑摩書房、1977年3月全国書誌番号:77016235、NCI
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�� *Yusuke Maki * 『気流の鳴る音 - 交響するコミューン』筑摩書房、1977年5月全国書誌番号:77013851、NCI
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�� ちくま学芸文庫、2003年 *Yusuke Maki * 『現代社会の社会意識』弘文堂、1979年4月全国書誌番号:79017160、NCI
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�� * 『青春朱夏白秋玄冬 - 時の彩り・88章』人文書院、1979年9月全国書誌番号:80018376、NCI
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�� * 『時間の比較社会学』岩波書店、1981年11月全国書誌番号:82009797、NCI
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�� * 『宮沢賢治 - 存在の祭りの中へ』岩波書店、1984年2月全国書誌番号:84031418、NCI
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�� 岩波現代文庫、2001年 * 『白いお城と花咲く野原 - 現代日本の思想の全景』朝日新聞社、1987年4月 * 『自我の起原 - 愛とエゴイズムの動物社会学』岩波書店、1993年9月岩波現代文庫、2008年 *Yusuke Maki * 『旅のノートから』岩波書店、1994年6月 *Yusuke Maki * 『現代日本の感覚と思想』講談社学術文庫、1995年4月 * 『現代社会の理論 - ―情報化・消費化社会の現在と未来―』岩波書店〈岩波新書〉、1996年10月 * 『社会学入門 - 人間と社会の未来』岩波書店〈岩波新書〉、2006年 * 『まなざしの地獄 - 尽きなく生きることの社会学』河出書房新社、2008年 * 『現代社会はどこに向かうか《生きるリアリティの崩壊と再生》』弦書房、2012年7月 * 『現代社会はどこに向かうか――高原の見晴らしを切り開くこと』岩波新書、2018年6月21日

Complete works (Japanese)

* 『定本見田宗介著作集（全10巻）』岩波書店、2011年-2012年 NCID BB0731070X ** 「現代社会の理論」「現代社会の比較社会学」「近代化日本の精神構造」「近代日本の心情の歴史」「現代化日本の精神構造」「生と死と愛と孤独の社会学」「未来展望の社会学」「社会学の主題と方法」「宮沢賢治――存在の祭りの中へ」「晴風万里――短篇集」 * 『定本真木悠介著作集（全4巻）』岩波書店、2012年-2013年 NCID BB10395926 ** 「気流の鳴る音」「時間の比較社会学」「自我の起原」「南端まで――旅のノートから」 *Yusuke Maki

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