The Encyclopedia of Contemporary Japanese Culture

Edited by Sandra Buckley

  • Price: $79.95
  • Binding/Format: Paperback
  • ISBN: 978-0-415-48152-6
  • Publish Date: June 29th 2009
  • Imprint: Routledge
  • Pages: 636 pages

Series: Encyclopedias of Contemporary Culture

Description

With more than 700 alphabetically arranged entries, The Encyclopedia of Contemporary Japanese Culture offers extensive coverage of Japanese culture spanning from the end of the Japanese Imperialist period in 1945, right up to the present day. Entries range from shorter definitions, histories or biographies to longer overview essays giving an in-depth treatment of major issues. Culture is defined in its broadest sense to allow for coverage of the diversity of practice and production in a country as vibrant and rapidly changing as Japan.

Including a new preface by the editor to bring the book fully up-to-date with cultural developments since 2001, this Encyclopedia will be an invaluable reference tool for students of Japanese and Asian Studies, as well as providing a fascinating insight into Japanese culture for the general reader.

Contents

Acupuncture; Aerospace Industry; Cherry Blossoms; Commuting; Department Stores; Economic Recovery; Employment; Environment and Anti-Pollution; Exporting Japanese Culture; Feminism; Information Society; Japanese Management Systems; Karaoke; Literacy; New Religions; Noodles; Poetry; Silk; Tokyo Olympics; Urban Migration; Yen

Author Bio

Sandra Buckley was formally Director of the Center of Arts and Humanities at the University of Albany.

 

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