192 Pages
6 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
208 Pages
6 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
208 Pages
6 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Disability and chronic illness represents a special kind of cultural diversity, the "other" to "normal" able-bodiedness. Most studies of disability consider disability in North American or European contexts; and studies of diversity in Japan consider ethnic and cultural diversity, but not the differences arising from disability. This book therefore breaks new ground, both for scholars of... Read more
1. Introduction: Thinking about Anthropology, Disability, and Japan 2. Disability in the Japanese Context 3. Disability, Language, and Meaning 4. Disability Policy and Law in Modern Japan 5. Disability and the Life Cycle 6. Caregiving 7. Accessibility: Complementing Environments with Bodies, and Minds 8. Conclusion
Biography
Carolyn S. Stevens is Professor of Japanese Studies and Director of the Japanese Studies Centre at Monash University, Australia.
"The book would make an excellent choice for upper-level undergraduate classes on Japan, both in the areas of anthropology and political science, as well we graduate seminars that focus on international health"
John Traphagan, University of Texas at Austin, Journal of Japanese Studies
