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Interpreting Japanese Society
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 69.95First published in 1986, Interpreting Japanese Society became something of a classic in the field. In this newly revised and updated edition, the value of anthropological approaches to help understand an ancient and complex nation is clearly demonstrated. While living and working in Japan the contributors have studied important areas of society.... more...
An Anthropologist in Japan
Taylor and Francis 2002; US$ 43.95In this highly personal account Joy Hendry relates her experiences of fieldwork in a Japanese town and reveals a fascinating cross-section of Japanese life. She sets out on a study of politeness but a variety of unpredictable events including a volcanic eruption, a suicide and her son's involvement with the family of a poweful local gangster, begin... more...
Understanding Japanese Society 3
Taylor and Francis 2004; US$ 44.95This is a welcome new edition of this bestselling textbook. It provides a clear, accessible and readable introduction to Japanese society which does not require any previous knowledge of the country. Fully updated, revised and expanded, the 3rd edition contains new material on: · the effects of the Asian crisis and recession in Japan · the emergence... more...
Reclaiming Culture
Palgrave Macmillan 2005; US$ 35.00A look at how and why endangered cultures around the world should be rekindled. more...
Understanding Japanese Society
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 39.95With the ever growing contact between Japan and the rest of the world comes an increasingly important need to understand a society that is fascinating but still often confusing to the outsider. In this brand new fourth edition of Understanding Japanese Society Joy Hendry brings the reader up to date both with recent changes as Japan hit the world... more...
Anthropology of Indirect Communication
Routledge 2001; US$ 44.95Drawing on their experiences in the field from a Mormon Theme Park in Hawaii, through carnival time on Montserrat to the exclusive domain of the Market, contributors explore indirect communication from an anthropological perspective. more...
Japan at Play
Taylor and Francis 2001; US$ 49.95This book explores the myth, so abused by the mass media, that the Japanese are a grey, anonymous mass of efficient, obedient workers. The articles shed light on a Japan outside officialdom, a lively Japan of tumultuous and independent thought, inefficient and aesthetic, pleasure-loving, aggressive and wasteful, creative and anti-authoritarian. The... more...
Dismantling the East-West Dichotomy
Taylor and Francis 2006; US$ 49.95It has been customary in the appraisal of the different approaches to the study of Japan anthropology to invoke an East-West dichotomy positing hegemonic ?Western? systems of thought against a more authentic ?Eastern? alternative. Top scholars in the field of Japan anthropology examine, challenge and attempt to move beyond the notion of an East-West... more...
Anthropologists, Indigenous Scholars and the Research Endeavour
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 125.00This collection offers the fruits of a stimulating workshop that sought to bridge the fraught relationship which sometimes continues between anthropologists and indigenous/native/aboriginal scholars, despite areas of overlapping interest. Participants from around the world share their views and opinions on subjects ranging from ideas for reconciliation,... more...
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