| Japan at Play Contributor(s): Hendry, Joy (Editor), Raveri, Massimo (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0415215013 ISBN-13: 9780415215015 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $218.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2001 Annotation: This book explores the myth, so abused by the mass media, that the Japanese are a grey, anonymous mass of efficient, obedient workers. The book's truly international contributors examine the role in modern Japanese society of a range of leisure and play activities, from drinking to travel, football to karaoke, tattoos to rock fandom. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Popular Culture - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - General - Social Science | Regional Studies |
| Dewey: 306.4 |
| LCCN: 2001052013 |
| Series: Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese Studies |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.3" W x 9.42" (1.49 lbs) 336 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Japanese |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book explores the myth, so abused by the mass media, that the Japanese are a grey, anonymous mass of efficient, obedient workers. The articles shed light on a Japan outside officialdom, a lively Japan of tumultuous and independent thought, inefficient and aesthetic, pleasure-loving, aggressive and wasteful, creative and anti-authoritarian. The book's truly international contributors examine the role in modern Japanese society of a range of leisure and play activities, from drinking to travel, football to karaoke, tattoos to rock fandom. They explore how things which seem like play in one context are deadly serious in another, and how the fun and enjoyment may be achieved in unexpected ways. They also draw attention to the importance of such activities in understanding the deeper structure and meaning pervading all areas of the society in which they take place. This book will be of great interest to students and scholars of Japanese Studies, Sociology, Anthropology and Cultural Studies. |