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: | 9781405182898 |
Publication date: | 15th February 2008 |
Author: | Jennifer (University of Michigan) Robertson |
Publisher: | Wiley-Blackwell an imprint of John Wiley and Sons Ltd |
Format: | Paperback |
Pagination: | 544 pages |
Series: | Wiley Blackwell Companions to Anthropology |
Genres: |
Australasian and Pacific history Anthropology |