| Manners and Mischief: Gender, Power, and Etiquette in Japan Contributor(s): Bardsley, Jan (Editor), Miller, Laura (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0520267842 ISBN-13: 9780520267848 Publisher: University of California Press OUR PRICE: $34.60 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology - General - Social Science | Customs & Traditions - Reference | Etiquette |
| Dewey: 395.095 |
| LCCN: 2010041905 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (0.90 lbs) 304 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Japanese |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Offering a concise, entertaining snapshot of Japanese society, Manners and Mischief examines etiquette guides, advice literature, and other such instruction for behavior from the early modern period to the present day and discovers how manners do in fact make the nation. Eleven accessibly written essays consider a spectrum of cases, from the geisha party to gay bar cool, executive grooming, and good manners for subway travel. Together, they show that etiquette is much more than fussy rules for behavior. In fact the idiom of manners, packaged in conduct literature, reveals much about gender and class difference, notions of national identity, the dynamics of subversion and conformity, and more. This richly detailed work reveals how manners give meaning to everyday life and extraordinary occasions, and how they can illuminate larger social and cultural transformations. |