Situated Meaning: Inside and Outside in Japanese Self, Society, and Language Contributor(s): Bachnik, Jane M. (Editor), Quinn, Charles J. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0691608547 ISBN-13: 9780691608549 Publisher: Princeton University Press OUR PRICE: $56.05 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2019 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | Asia - Japan - Social Science | Anthropology - General |
Dewey: 952 |
Physical Information: 0.69" H x 8" W x 10" (1.45 lbs) 336 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Japanese |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Situated Meaning adds a new dimension, both literal and metaphoric, to our understanding of Japan. The essays in this volume leave the vertical axis of hierarchy and subordination--an organizing trope in much of the literature on Japan--and focus instead on the horizontal, interpreting a wide range of cultural practices and orientations in terms of such relational concepts as uchi (inside) and soto (outside). Evolving from a shared theoretical focus, the essays show that in Japan the directional orientations inside and outside are specifically linked to another set of meanings, denoting self and society. |