Unwrapping Japan : Society and Culture in Anthropological Perspective

ISBN-13: 9780415588041 / Angielski / Twarda / 2010 / 248 str.

Eyal Ben-Ari;Brian Moeran;Jim Valentine

Opis

Recent years have seen a growth in the literature published about Japan. Yet it seems that the more that is written about Japan and Japanism, the more mysterious it becomes. This book explores areas such as advertising and tourism, and depicts how the study of Japanese society contributes toanthropological theory and understanding.

Spis treści

1. Introduction: Rapt Discourses: Anthropology, Japanism and Japan Brian Moeran  2. Humidity, Hygiene or Ritual Care: Some Thoughts on Wrapping as a Social Phenomenon Joy Hendry  3. On the Borderlines: The Significance of Marginality in Japanese Society James Valentine  4. The Feminine in Japanese Folk Religion: Polluted or Divine? Teigo Yoshida  5. Intelligent Elegance: Women in Japanese Advertising Keiko Tanaka 6. Tourism and the Ama: The Search for a Real Japan D. P. Martine.  7. Making An Exhibition of Oneself: The Anthropologist as Potter in Japan Brian Moeran  8.Many Voices, Partial Worlds: On Some Conventions and Innovations in the Ethnographic Portrayal of Japan Eyal Ben-Ari  9. Deconstructing an Anthropological Text: A ‘Moving’ Account of Returnee Schoolchildren in Contemporary Japan Roger Goodman  10. Sea Tenure and the Japanese Experience: Resource Management in Coastal Fisheries Arne Kalland  11.Festival Management and the Corporate Analysis of Japanese Society Michael Ashkenazi  12. Wrapping Up: Some General Implications Eyal Ben-Ari

O autorze

Eyal Ben-Ari, Brian Moeran, Jim Valentine