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Susan J. Pharr
Losing Face [EPUB ebook]
Status Politics in Japan

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How does a ‘homogeneous’ society like Japan treat the problem of social inequality? Losing Face looks beyond conventional structural categories (race, class, ethnicity) to focus on conflicts based on differences in social status. Three rich and revealing case studies explore crucial asymmetries of age, sex, and former caste.
This title was originally published in 1990.
How does a ‘homogeneous’ society like Japan treat the problem of social inequality? Losing Face looks beyond conventional structural categories (race, class, ethnicity) to focus on conflicts based on differences in social status. Three rich and revealing

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Language English ● Format EPUB ● ISBN 9780520344969 ● File size 4.7 MB ● Publisher University of California Press ● Published 2023 ● Edition 1 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 9231874 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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