A Companion to the Anthropology of Japan
| By: | Jennifer Robertson |
| Publisher: | Wiley Global Research (STMS) |
| Print ISBN: | 9781405182898 |
| eText ISBN: | 9781405141451 |
| Edition: | 1 |
| Copyright: | 2005 |
| Format: | Page Fidelity |
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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