An Anthropological lifetime in Japan

An Anthropological lifetime in Japan
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Publisher : BRILL
Total Pages : 713
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ISBN-10 : 9789004302877
ISBN-13 : 9004302875
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Download or read book An Anthropological lifetime in Japan written by Joy Hendry and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2016-12-05 with total page 713 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Joy Hendry's collection demonstrates the value of an anthropological approach to understanding a particular society by taking the reader through her own discovery of the field, explaining her practice of it in Oxford and Japan, and then offering a selection of the results and findings she obtained. Her work starts with a study of marriage made in a small rural community, continues with education and the rearing of children, and later turns to consider polite language, especially amongst women. This lead into a study of "wrapping" and cultural display, for example of gardens and theme parks, which became a comparative venture, putting Japan in a global context. Finally the book sums up change through the period of Hendry's research.


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