Japan Through the Looking Glass
Japan Through the Looking Glass
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Résumé
Takes us on an exploration into various aspects of Japanese society from the most public to the most intimate. This work includes a series of investigations which uncover the multi-faceted nature of a country and people who are even more extraordinary than they seem.
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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.
| SKU | Non disponible |
| ISBN 13 | 9781861979520 |
| ISBN 10 | 1861979525 |
| Titre | Japan Through the Looking Glass |
| Auteur | Alan Macfarlane |
| État | Non disponible |
| Type de reliure | Hardback |
| Éditeur | Profile Books Ltd |
| Année de publication | 2007-08-09 |
| Nombre de pages | 272 |
| Note de couverture | La photo du livre est présentée à titre d'illustration uniquement. La reliure, la couverture ou l'édition réelle peuvent varier. |
| Note | Non disponible |