A Companion to the Anthropology of JapanISBN: 978-1-4051-8289-8
Paperback
544 pages
March 2008, Wiley-Blackwell
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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