| A Companion to the Anthropology of Japan Contributor(s): Robertson, Jennifer (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0631229558 ISBN-13: 9780631229551 Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell OUR PRICE: $244.10 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2005 Annotation: "A Companion to the Anthropology of Japan" is an unprecedented collection of original essays by some of the field's most distinguished scholars of Japan which, taken together, offer a comprehensive overview of the field. Aiming to retire stale and misleading stereotypes, the authors present new perspectives on Japanese culture and society -- past and present -- in accessible language. "A Companion to the Anthropology of Japan" covers a broad range of issues, controversies, and everyday practices, including the unacknowledged colonial roots of anthropology in the Japanese academy; legacies of nationalist research; eugenics and nation-building; majority and minority cultures; class and status; genders and sexualities; urban spectacle and rural "undevelopment"; domestic, corporate, and educational ideologies and practices; the mass media, leisure, and "infotainment" industries; women's and men's sports; fashion and food cultures; ideas of nature, life, and death; new and folk religions; and science and biotechnology. Collectively, these chapters not only demonstrate Japan's significance for anthropological research but also help make Japanese society accessible to readers unfamiliar with the country. "A Companion to the Anthropology of Japan" is a reference volume for scholars, but is also designed to serve as a primary text for courses in anthropology and sociology, history, and Japan and East Asian Studies. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social |
| Dewey: 306.095 |
| LCCN: 2004022308 |
| Series: Blackwell Companions to Anthropology |
| Physical Information: 1.38" H x 6.92" W x 9.92" (2.41 lbs) 544 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Japanese |
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| Publisher Description: This book is an unprecedented collection of 29 original essays by some of the world's most distinguished scholars of Japan.
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