Japan Through the Looking Glass by Alan Macfarlane
Our journey encompasses religion, ritual, martial arts, manners, eating, drinking, hot baths, geishas, family, home, singing, wrestling, dancing, performing, clans, education, aspiration, sexes, generations, race, crime, gangs, terror, war, kindness, cruelty, money, art, imperialism, emperor, countryside, city, politics, government, law and a language that varies according to whom you are speaking. Clear-sighted, persistent, affectionate, unsentimental and honest - Alan Macfarlane shows us Japan as it has never been seen before.
In recording his attempts to grapple with Japan's often baffling realities, he allows the rest of us to step through that looking glass* Sunday Times *
On his journey through Japanese society, he encounters subjects from the most public to the most intimate and uncovers a nation that is even more extraordinary than he first thought. * Glasgow Herald *
...an engaging and well-informed analysis of Japanese culture and society. * The Independent *
On his journey through Japanese society, he encounters subjects from the most public to the most intimate and uncovers a nation that is even more extraordinary than he first thought. * Glasgow Herald *
...an engaging and well-informed analysis of Japanese culture and society. * The Independent *
Alan Macfarlane is Professor of Anthropology at Cambridge. He has often visited and taught in Japan.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781861979520 |
| ISBN 10 | 1861979525 |
| Title | Japan Through the Looking Glass |
| Author | Alan Macfarlane |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Profile Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2007-08-09 |
| Number of pages | 272 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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