Escaping Japan : reflections on estrangement and exile in the twenty-first century / edited by Blai Guarné and Paul Hansen.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Guarné, Blai, editor.

Hansen, Paul, editor.

Series:

Japan anthropology workshop series

Japan Anthropology Workshop Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Manners and customs.

Japan--Social life and customs--21st century.

Japan.

Physical Description:

xviii, 255 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

regular print

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2018.

Summary:

The idea that Japan is a socially homogenous, uniform society has been increasingly challenged in recent years. This book takes the resulting view further by highlighting how Japan, far from singular or monolithic, is socially and culturally complex. It engages with particular life situations, exploring the extent to which personal experiences and lifestyle choices influence this contemporary multifaceted nation-state. Adopting a theoretically engaged ethnographic approach, and considering a range of "escapes" both physical and metaphorical, this book provides a rich picture of the fusions and fissures that comprise Japan and Japaneseness today.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Electronic version: Escaping Japan.

ISBN:

9781138235243

1138235245

OCLC:

1013972328