The Sage handbook of modern Japanese studies
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The Sage handbook of modern Japanese studies
Sage Reference, c2015
Available at 98 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
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.
Table of Contents
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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