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This book is about associational life and the public sphere in Japan.

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Japan is arguably today's most successful industrial economy, combining almost unprecedented affluence with social stability and apparent harmony. ... More

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Scholars, Japanese and non-Japanese alike, have studied the greater Taisho era (1900-1930) within the framework of Taisho demokurashii, or "Taisho ... More

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These twenty-nine original essays focuses on how cultural and literary genres and norms have developed in response to historical and cross-cultural ... More

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A perennial best-seller, "Sources of Japanese Tradition" has long been a staple in classrooms and libraries, a handy and comprehensive reference for ... More

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A perennial best-seller, "Sources of Japanese Tradition" has long been a staple in classrooms and libraries, a handy and comprehensive reference for ... More

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This is the first detailed, comprehensive and critical overview of modern Japanese culture to be published in English. It provides readers with ... More

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Did you know there is a proper way to give and receive business cards in Japan?Americans and the Japanese communicate daily in business, education, ... More

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This introduction to life and culture in Japan presents a captivating portrait of the island nation, home to 127 million people and one of the most ... More

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This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the politics of modern Japan. Its balanced treatment includes sources of authority; structures of ... More

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First published in 1986, Interpreting Japanese Society became something of a classic in the field. In this newly revised and updated edition, the ... More

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This tripartite study of the monkey metaphor, the monkey performance, and the 'special status' people traces changes in Japanese culture from the ... More

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Challenges the conventional view of Japanese society as monocultural and homogenous.

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Looks at the development of Japanese society, cultural, economic and political, from the earliest times to the present day. It culminates in a full ... More

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On the surface Japan appears to be at the height of its success, yet the society is beset by hobbling internal problems. In Chrysanthemums and Thorns ... More

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Tasker brings to life every aspect of modern Japan, from the relentless pressure of its education system, to the seemingly unstoppable expansion of ... More

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This book presents an authoritative and illuminating insight into the development and most important characteristics of Japanese society and culture. ... More

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To deal effectively with the Japanese, Westerners must not only be familiar with the kata, but must also know how and when to induce the Japanese to ... More

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"Everything Japanese" is a rich, illustrative compendium of all things Japanese. In one complete volume, you will find the answers to virtually any ... More

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"Multiethnic Japan" challenges the received view of Japanese society as ethnically homogeneous. Employing a wide array of arguments and evidence- ... More

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