The Sage handbook of modern Japanese studies

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The Sage handbook of modern Japanese studies

edited by James Babb

Sage Reference, c2015

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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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.

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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 McDonald 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 McLelland 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 McElwain 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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