{"product_id":"a-companion-to-the-anthropology-of-japan-hardback-9780631229551","title":"A Companion to the Anthropology of Japan (Hardback) 9780631229551","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eA Companion to the Anthropology of Japan\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJennifer Robertson (Edited by), J Robertson (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780631229551, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 26 May 2005\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e544 pages\u003cbr\u003e25.4 x 17.8 x 3.4 cm, 1.089 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"This groundbreaking symposium will serve scholars well as a reference volume ... Challenging yet accessible, this is essential stock for all academic libraries, and for reference libraries with any interest in disciplines spanned or in Far East Studies. Blackwell Companions are setting an admirable standard as they blaze new trails.\" \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eReference Reviews\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"This is a handsomely produced volume in the recently launched Blackwell series of companions to the major fields of anthropology. ... Well-written and comprehensively documented.\" \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eEthnic and Racial Studies\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Despite the magnitude of the task, Robertson has succeeded in this collection. Taken together, these 29 original chapters provide historical and theoretical grounding across a range of subjects. The diverse approaches taken here offer insight into a great variety of cultural aspects and social players, but articulate a ‘Japan’ that eludes any claims of homogeneity.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSteffi Richter\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eUniversität Leipzig\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“This \u003ci\u003eCompanion\u003c\/i\u003e provides amazingly wide coverage on contemporary Japan. What's more, it challenges the very idea of anthropology in interesting ways. Although written by experts in the field, it will be of such great interest to students and others new to the field that it may well spark the imagination of the next Ruth Benedict in the making.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKazue Muta\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOsaka University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“\u003ci\u003eA Companion to the Anthropology of Japan\u003c\/i\u003e is a rich collection by Japanese and international researchers that demystifies Japanese culture and society. Challenging static and ahistorical perceptions of Japan, it ranges widely across space and time to provide an innovative and critical study of minorities, gender, culture, education, family, ritual, citizenship, and more.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMark Selden\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBinghamton and Cornell Universities\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This is without doubt a creative, informative, and conscientiously argued book from which anthropologists and other students of Japan will have much to learn.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCurrent Anthropology\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis book is an unprecedented collection of 29 original essays by some of the world's most distinguished scholars of Japan.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eCovers a broad range of issues, including the colonial roots of anthropology in the Japanese academy; eugenics and nation building; majority and minority cultures; genders and sexualities; and fashion and food cultures\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eResists stale and misleading stereotypes, by presenting new perspectives on Japanese culture and society\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMakes Japanese society accessible to readers unfamiliar with the country\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eSynopsis of Contents viii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes on Contributors xviii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: Introduction 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Introduction: Putting and Keeping Japan in Anthropology 3\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJennifer Robertson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: Cultures, Histories, and Identities 17\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 The Imperial Past of Anthropology in Japan 19\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKatsumi Nakao\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Japanese Archaeology and Cultural Properties Management: Prewar Ideology and Postwar Legacies 36\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWalter Edwards\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Feminism, Timelines, and History-Making 50\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTomomi Yamaguchi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Making Majority Culture 59\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRoger Goodman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Political and Cultural Perspectives on ‘‘Insider’’ Minorities 73\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJoshua Hotaka Roth\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Japan’s Ethnic Minority: Koreans 89\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSonia Ryang\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Shifting Contours of Class and Status 104\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGlenda S. Roberts\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 The Anthropology of Japanese Corporate Management 125\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTomoko Hamada\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Fashioning Cultural Identity: Body and Dress 153\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOfra Goldstein-Gidoni\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Genders and Sexualities 167\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSabine Fru¨hstu¨ck\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: Geographies and Boundaries, Spaces and Sentiments 183\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 On the ‘‘Nature’’ of Japanese Culture, or, Is There a Japanese Sense of Nature? 185\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eD. P. Martinez\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 The Rural Imaginary: Landscape, Village, Tradition 201\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eScott Schnell\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Tokyo’s Third Rebuilding: New Twists on Old Patterns 218\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRoman Cybriwsky\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Japan’s Global Village: A View from the World of Leisure 231\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJoy Hendry\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV: Socialization, Assimilation, and Identification 245\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Formal Caring Alternatives: Kindergartens and Day-Care Centers 247\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEyal Ben-Ari\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Post-Compulsory Schooling and the Legacy of Imperialism 261\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBrian J. McVeigh\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Theorizing the Cultural Importance of Play: Anthropological Approaches to Sports and Recreation of Japan 279\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eElise Edwards\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Popular Entertainment and the Music Industry 297\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShuhei Hosokawa\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 There’s More than Manga: Popular Nonfiction Books and Magazines 314\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLaura Miller\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V: Body, Blood, Self, and Nation 327\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Biopower: Blood, Kinship, and Eugenic Marriage 329\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJennifer Robertson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 The Ie (Family) in Global Perspective 355\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEmiko Ochiai\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Constrained Person and Creative Agent: A Dying Student’s Narrative of Self and Others 380\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSusan Orpett Long\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 Nation, Citizenship, and Cinema 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAaron Gerow\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 Culinary Culture and the Making of a National Cuisine 415\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKatarzyna Cwiertka\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VI: Religion and Science, Beliefs and Bioethics 429\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26 Historical, New, and ‘‘New’’ New Religions 431\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIan Reader\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 Folk Religion and its Contemporary Issues 452\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNoriko Kawahashi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28 Women Scientists and Gender Ideology 467\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSumiko Otsubo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29 Preserving Moral Order: Responses to Biomedical Technologies 483\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMargaret Lock\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 501\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Sociology \u0026amp; anthropology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Sociology \u0026amp; anthropology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Sociology%20\u0026amp;%20anthropology%20%5BJH%5D%22\"\u003eJH\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52406399893784,"sku":"9780631229551","price":149.85,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780631229551.jpg?v=1784137777","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/a-companion-to-the-anthropology-of-japan-hardback-9780631229551","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}