Dimensions of Japanese Society
eBook - PDF

Dimensions of Japanese Society

Gender, Margins and Mainstream

  1. English
  2. PDF
  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Dimensions of Japanese Society

Gender, Margins and Mainstream

About this book

Japan remains one of the most intriguing yet least understood nations. In a much needed, balanced and comprehensive analysis, among other remarkable revelations, this book presents for the first time a vital key to understanding the organisation of Japan's society and the behaviour of its people. The Japanese are not driven by a universal morality based on Good and Evil, but by broad aesthetic concepts based on Pure and Impure. What they include as 'impure' will surprise many readers.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Contents
  3. List of Tables
  4. Preface
  5. Acknowledgements
  6. Glossary of Key Japanese Terms
  7. Introduction: Japan as Other, and the Other Japan
  8. Part One: The Essentials of Society: Men and Women
  9. Part Two: On the Fringes of Society: Minorities and Other Marginals
  10. Part Three: The Mainstream of Society: Being a Normal Japanese
  11. Conclusion: Japan as Itself, and the Aesthetics of Purity
  12. Notes
  13. References
  14. Index