Editor/Author
Robertson, Jennifer
Publication Year: 2005
Publisher: Wiley
Single-User Purchase Price:
$228.95
Unlimited-User Purchase Price:
$343.42
ISBN: 978-0-631-22955-1
Category: Social Sciences - Anthropology
Book Status: Available
This book is an unprecedented collection of 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