This book is an unprecedented collection of 29 original essays by some of the world's most distinguished scholars of Japan. Covers 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 Resists stale and misleading stereotypes, by presenting new perspectives on Japanese culture and society Makes Japanese society accessible to readers unfamiliar with the country
| ISBN: | 9780631229551 |
| Publication date: | 26th May 2005 |
| Author: | Jennifer (University of Michigan) Robertson |
| Publisher: | Wiley-Blackwell an imprint of John Wiley and Sons Ltd |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 544 pages |
| Series: | Wiley Blackwell Companions to Anthropology |
| Genres: |
Australasian and Pacific history Anthropology |