Widows of Japan : an anthropological perspective
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Widows of Japan : an anthropological perspective
（Japanese society series）
Trans Pacific Press, 2010
- : pbk
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日本の寡婦・やもめ・後家・未亡人 : ジェンダーの文化人類学
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 152-167) and index
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This book presents a wide-ranging study of widows in Japan, filtered through the dramatic and complex intersection of women with death. These experiences are portrayed as intensely personal and yet foreshadow momentous societal ramifications.
The work represents years of research, numerous personal interviews conducted throughout Japan, and reflects not only historical and current perspectives, but also the diverse voices of the widows who participated in the research. These widows provide a point of focus for a multi-level analysis through the exploration of the inner-workings of the state, the family, and the social relations of gender.
The lives of widows are examined as they are shaped by kinship and gender ideologies, class, transformations in language, and, most dramatically, war.
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