Jennifer Robertson – A Companion to the Anthropology of Japan

Автор: Jennifer Robertson
Название книги: A Companion to the Anthropology of Japan
Формат: PDF
Жанр: Прочая историческая литература
Страницы: 534
Качество: Изначально компьютерное, E-book

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