Routledge Handbook of Japanese Culture and Society

"The Handbook of Japanese Culture and Society" is an interdisciplinary resource that focuses on contemporary Japan and the social and cultural trends that are important at the beginning of the twenty-first century. This handbook provides a cutting-edge and comprehensive survey of significant phenomena, institutions, and directions in Japan today, on issues ranging from gender a...

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"The Handbook of Japanese Culture and Society" is an interdisciplinary resource that focuses on contemporary Japan and the social and cultural trends that are important at the beginning of the twenty-first century. This handbook provides a cutting-edge and comprehensive survey of significant phenomena, institutions, and directions in Japan today, on issues ranging from gender and family, the environment, race and ethnicity, and urban life, to popular culture and electronic media. As such, it is an invaluable reference tool for anyone interested in Japan's culture and society.

Introduction: Victoria Lyon Bestor, Theodore C. Bestor, and Akiko Yamagata
Part I
Social Foundations: Showa-Era Japan and Beyond: From Imperial Japan to Japan Inc. Peter Duus
Four Cultures of Japanese Politics David Leheny
The Cultures and Politics of Language in Japan Today Nanette Gottlieb
Japanese Education and Education Reform Roger Goodman
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Introduction: Victoria Lyon Bestor, Theodore C. Bestor, and Akiko Yamagata
Part I
Social Foundations: Showa-Era Japan and Beyond: From Imperial Japan to Japan Inc. Peter Duus
Four Cultures of Japanese Politics David Leheny
The Cultures and Politics of Language in Japan Today Nanette Gottlieb
Japanese Education and Education Reform Roger Goodman
Religion in Contemporary Japanese Lives Mark R. Mullins
Law and Society in Japan Lawrence Repeta
The Urbanization of the Japanese Landscape Paul Waley
Part II
Class, Identity, and Status: Social Class and Social Identity in Postwar Japan David Slater
The Politics of Gender in Japan Robin M. LeBlanc
Change and Diversity in the Japanese Family Merry White
Japan’s Queer Cultures Mark McLelland
Race, Ethnicity, and Minorities in Japan Richard Siddle
Life on the Margins in Japan: Homeless, Migrant Day Laborers, and People with Disabilities Carolyn S. Stevens
Aging and Social Welfare in Japan Leng Leng Thang
The New Prominence of the Civil Sector in Japan Akihiro Ogawa
Part III
Cool Japan: Contemporary Architecture in Japan William H. Coaldrake
Japanese Film and Television Aaron Gerow
Manga and Anime: Entertainment, Big Business, and Art in Japan Susan Napier
Popular Music in Japan Ian Condry
The Sportscape of Contemporary Japan William Kelly
Cultural Flows: Japan and East Asia Koichi Iwabuchi
Cuisine and Identity in Contemporary Japan Theodore C. Bestor
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