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1. Marriage in Changing Japan

   Community & Society

   By Joy Hendry

   Series: Routledge Library Editions: Japan

   This book approaches its subject from two angles. First, there is a detailed and descriptive analysis of the social organisation of, and place of marriage in, one community in Kyushu. To this extent, the study is a regional one and provides valuable ethnographic information. The second angle,...

   Published April 24th 2013 by Routledge
2. Understanding Japanese Society

   4th Edition

   By Joy Hendry

   Series: Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese Studies

   With the ever growing contact between Japan and the rest of the world comes an increasingly important need to understand a society that is fascinating but still often confusing to the outsider. In this brand new fourth edition of Understanding Japanese Society Joy Hendry brings the reader up to...

   Published June 27th 2012 by Routledge
3. Anthropologists, Indigenous Scholars and the Research Endeavour

   Seeking Bridges Towards Mutual Respect

   Edited by Joy Hendry, Laara Fitznor

   Series: Routledge Studies in Anthropology

   This collection offers the fruits of a stimulating workshop that sought to bridge the fraught relationship which sometimes continues between anthropologists and indigenous/native/aboriginal scholars, despite areas of overlapping interest. Participants from around the world share...

   Published April 2nd 2012 by Routledge
4. Dismantling the East-West Dichotomy

   Essays in Honour of Jan van Bremen

   Edited by Joy Hendry, Heung Wah Wong

   Series: Japan Anthropology Workshop Series

   It has been customary in the appraisal of the different approaches to the study of Japan anthropology to invoke an East-West dichotomy positing hegemonic ‘Western’ systems of thought against a more authentic ‘Eastern’ alternative. Top scholars in the field of Japan anthropology examine, challenge...

   Published May 11th 2009 by Routledge
5. Japan at Play

   By Joy Hendry

   Series: Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese Studies

   This book explores the myth, so abused by the mass media, that the Japanese are a grey, anonymous mass of efficient, obedient workers. The articles shed light on a Japan outside officialdom, a lively Japan of tumultuous and independent thought, inefficient and aesthetic, pleasure-loving, aggressive...

   Published August 22nd 2005 by Routledge
6. Understanding Japanese Society

   3rd Edition

   By Joy Hendry

   Series: Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese Studies

   This is a welcome new edition of this bestselling textbook. It provides a clear, accessible and readable introduction to Japanese society which does not require any previous knowledge of the country. Fully updated, revised and expanded, the 3rd edition contains new material on:· the effects of the...

   Published June 17th 2004 by Routledge
7. Understanding Japanese Society

   By Joy Hendry

   Series: Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese Studies

   In this new edition of Understanding Japanese Society Joy Hendry brings the reader up-to-date with social developments as Japan moves into the 21st century. She also provides a comprehensive introduction to all aspects of Japanese society and culture.This book is invaluable to students studying...

   Published May 2nd 2002 by Routledge
8. An Anthropology of Indirect Communication

   Edited by Joy Hendry, C.W. Watson

   Series: ASA Monographs

   Sometimes we convey what we mean not by what we say but by what we do. This type of indirect communication is sometimes called 'indirection'. From patent miscommunication, through potent ambiguity to pregnant silence this incisive collection examines from a rare anthropological perspective the many...

   Published March 14th 2001 by Routledge
9. An Anthropologist in Japan

   Glimpses of Life in the Field

   By Joy Hendry

   Series: The ASA Research Methods

   In this highly personal account Joy Hendry relates her experiences of fieldwork in a Japanese town and reveals a fascinating cross-section of Japanese life. She sets out on a study of politeness but a variety of unpredictable events including a volcanic eruption, a suicide and her son's involvement...

   Published February 3rd 1999 by Routledge
10. Interpreting Japanese Society

    Anthropological Approaches, 2nd Edition

    Edited by Joy Hendry

    First published in 1986, Interpreting Japanese Society became something of a classic in the field. In this newly revised and updated edition, the value of anthropological approaches to help understand an ancient and complex nation is clearly demonstrated.While living and working in Japan the...

    Published April 29th 1998 by Routledge