A welcome addition to any reading list for those interested in contemporary Japanese society.
— Roger Goodman, Nissan Professor of Modern Japanese Society, University of Oxford
‘I know no better book for an accessible and up-to-date introduction to this complex subject than The SAGE Handbook of Modern Japan Studies.’
— Hiroko Takeda, Associate Professor, Organization for Global Japanese Studies, University of Tokyo
‘Pioneering and nuanced in analysis, yet highly accessible and engaging in style.’
— Yoshio Sugimoto, Emeritus Professor, La Trobe University
The SAGE Handbook of Modern Japanese Studies includes outstanding contributions from a diverse group of leading academics from across the globe. This volume is designed to serve as a major interdisciplinary reference work and a seminal text, both rigorous and accessible, to assist students and scholars in understanding one of the major nations of the world.
James D. Babb is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Geography, Politics and Sociology at Newcastle University.
Содержание
Introduction — James Babb
PART I: LAND, HISTORY AND CULTURE
Modern Japan in History — Andrew Cobbing
Anthropology of Modern Japan — Carolyn Stevens
The Practice of Religion in Japan: An Exploration of the State of the Field — Lucia Dolce
Mass Media in Japan — Katja Valaskivi
Heritage Management in Present-day Japan — Noriaki Nishiyama
Geography’s Contribution in Japanese Studies — Mary Mc Donald
Regionalism and the Local — Anthony Rausch
PART II: SOCIETY
Education — Robert W. Aspinall
Feminism — Vera Mackie
‘How to Sex’? The Contested Nature of Sexuality in Japan — Mark Mc Lelland
Gender Equity in Japan — Joyce Gelb
Policing in Japan — David T. Johnson
Organised Crime — Peter Hill
PART III: MEDICINE AND HEALTH CARE
A Brief History of Japanese Medicine — Izumi Yokoyama and Michael D. Fetters
Health Care in Japan: Excellent Population Health, Low Medical Expenditures, yet Ambiguous Place of Primary Care — Jonathan E. Rodnick, Izumi Yokoyama and Michael D. Fetters
Medical Education in Japan — Michael D. Fetters and Izumi Yokoyama
Bioethics and Medico-legal Issues in Japan — Michael D. Fetters
Mental Health in Japan — Denise St. Arnault
PART IV: POLITICS AND FOREIGN RELATIONS
Political ′Science′ and the Study of Japanese Politics — James Babb
Parties and Election in Japan — Kenneth Mori Mc Elwain
Postwar Democracy — Sherry Martin Murphy
Civil Society in Japan — Yuko Kawato, Robert Pekkanen and Hidehiro Yamamoto
Japan’s International Relations — Christopher W. Hughes
Japan and Globalization — Hugo Dobson
Japan-United States Relations — Paul Midford
Foreign Relations with China — Caroline Rose
PART V: ECONOMY
The Japanese Economy — Marcus Rebick
Japanese Business and Management — Parissa Haghirian
Japanese Consumers and Consumerism — Parissa Haghirian
Labor Relations — Akira Suzuki
Foreign Workers in Japan — Gabriele Vogt
Agriculture — Aurelia George Mulgan
Energy — Alexandru P. Luta and Paul Midford
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