| Dimensions of Japanese Society: Gender, Margins and Mainstream 1999 Edition Contributor(s): Henshall, K. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0312221924 ISBN-13: 9780312221928 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $104.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 1999 Annotation: Japan remains one of the most intriguing yet least understood nations. In a much needed balanced and comprehensive analysis, among other remarkable revelations, this book presents for the first time a vital key to understanding the organization of Japan's society and the behavior of its people. The Japanese are not driven by a universal morality based on good and Evil, but by broad aesthetic concepts based on Pure and Impure. What they include as "impure" will surprise many readers. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Customs & Traditions - History | Asia - Japan - Social Science | Sociology - General |
| Dewey: 306.095 |
| LCCN: 98-43697 |
| Lexile Measure: 1520 |
| Physical Information: 0.92" H x 5.62" W x 8.78" (1.17 lbs) 249 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Japanese |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Japan remains one of the most intriguing yet least understood nations. In a much needed, balanced and comprehensive analysis, among other remarkable revelations, this book presents for the first time a vital key to understanding the organisation of Japan's society and the behaviour of its people. The Japanese are not driven by a universal morality based on Good and Evil, but by broad aesthetic concepts based on Pure and Impure. What they include as 'impure' will surprise many readers. |