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An Introduction to Japanese Society

By (author) Yoshio Sugimoto
Format: Paperback / softback
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom
Published: 22nd Jun 2010
Dimensions: w 152mm h 228mm d 19mm
Weight: 520g
ISBN-10: 0521705193
ISBN-13: 9780521705196
Barcode No: 9780521705196
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Essential reading for students of Japanese society, An Introduction to Japanese Society now enters its third edition. Here, internationally renowned scholar, Yoshio Sugimoto, writes a sophisticated, yet highly readable and lucid text, using both English and Japanese sources to update and expand upon his original narrative. The book challenges the traditional notion that Japan comprises a uniform culture, and draws attention to its subcultural diversity and class competition. Covering all aspects of Japanese society, it includes chapters on class, geographical and generational variation, work, education, gender, minorities, popular culture and the establishment. This new edition features sections on: Japan's cultural capitalism; the decline of the conventional Japanese management model; the rise of the 'socially divided society' thesis; changes of government; the spread of manga, animation and Japan's popular culture overseas; and the expansion of civil society in Japan.

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'A valuable read for anyone wishing to gain an understanding of Japan beyond the platitudes and stereotypes that are often accepted without question.' BCCJ Acumen