SUNY series in Japan in Transition – serie
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Culture of Japan as Seen through Its Leisure
Av Sepp Linhart, Sabine Frühstück
Häftad, 1998
459 kr
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Provides a wealth of information about leisure activities in Japan including sports, travel, theater, music, games, and gambling.The Culture of Japan as Seen through Its Leisure brings together scholars of various disciplines from around the globe to discuss different forms of leisure activities in …
Men of Uncertainty
The Social Organization of Day Laborers in Contemporary Japan
Av Tom Gill
Inbunden, 2001
1040 kr
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A fascinating exploration of the subculture of Japanese day laborers, whose lives depart radically from the traditions of stability Westerners associate with Japan.Men of Uncertainty presents an unknown side of Japanese society-the world of Japan's day laborers (hiiyatoi rodosha), the urban labor …
Demographic Change and the Family in Japan's Aging Society
Av John W. Traphagan, John Knight
Häftad, 2003
463 kr
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A demographic and ethnographic exploration of how the aging Japanese society is affecting the family.Incorporating qualitative and quantitative data and research methods from both demography and social anthropology, this book explores demographic trends in contemporary Japan's rapidly aging …
Fanning the Flames
Fans and Consumer Culture in Contemporary Japan
Häftad, 2004
453 kr
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A fascinating look at fans of a variety of popular culture phenomena in Japan.Fanning the Flames examines the worlds of fans in the exuberant and commercialized popular culture of contemporary Japan. The works collected here profile denizens of all-night rap clubs; sumo stable patrons; passionate …
Intergenerational Programs
Support for Children, Youth, and Elders in Japan
Av Matthew Kaplan, Atsuko Kusano m. fl.
Häftad, 1998
401 kr
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Provides a rarely-seen portrait of intergenerational programs in Japan, including an overview of similar programs in the United States, of growing interest as our population ages.The "intergenerational programming concept," now garnering increased interest in America, has been applied to Japanese …
Culture of Japan as Seen through Its Leisure
Av Sepp Linhart, Sabine Frühstück
Inbunden, 1998
1111 kr
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Provides a wealth of information about leisure activities in Japan including sports, travel, theater, music, games, and gambling.The Culture of Japan as Seen through Its Leisure brings together scholars of various disciplines from around the globe to discuss different forms of leisure activities in …
Taming Oblivion
Aging Bodies and the Fear of Senility in Japan
Inbunden, 2000
1111 kr
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Examines the cultural construction of senility in Japan and the moral implications of dependent behavior for older Japanese.Taming Oblivion examines the cultural construction of senility in Japan and the moral implications of dependent behavior for older Japanese. While the biomedical construction …
Taming Oblivion
Aging Bodies and the Fear of Senility in Japan
Häftad, 2000
393 kr
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Examines the cultural construction of senility in Japan and the moral implications of dependent behavior for older Japanese.Taming Oblivion examines the cultural construction of senility in Japan and the moral implications of dependent behavior for older Japanese. While the biomedical construction …
Men of Uncertainty
The Social Organization of Day Laborers in Contemporary Japan
Av Tom Gill
Häftad, 2001
401 kr
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A fascinating exploration of the subculture of Japanese day laborers, whose lives depart radically from the traditions of stability Westerners associate with Japan.Men of Uncertainty presents an unknown side of Japanese society-the world of Japan's day laborers (hiiyatoi rodosha), the urban labor …
Teachers' Unions and the Politics of Education in Japan
Inbunden, 2001
1144 kr
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A study of Japan's powerful teachers' unions, including an in-depth look at the schism of the largest union in 1989.Providing an overview of the history of postwar teachers' unions in Japan, this book analyses the causes and effects of the 1989 schism of the largest union, the Japan Teachers' Union …
Teachers' Unions and the Politics of Education in Japan
Häftad, 2001
382 kr
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A study of Japan's powerful teachers' unions, including an in-depth look at the schism of the largest union in 1989.Providing an overview of the history of postwar teachers' unions in Japan, this book analyses the causes and effects of the 1989 schism of the largest union, the Japan Teachers' Union …
Fanning the Flames
Fans and Consumer Culture in Contemporary Japan
Inbunden, 2004
1111 kr
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A fascinating look at fans of a variety of popular culture phenomena in Japan.Fanning the Flames examines the worlds of fans in the exuberant and commercialized popular culture of contemporary Japan. The works collected here profile denizens of all-night rap clubs; sumo stable patrons; passionate …
