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Housing in Postwar Japan - A Social History.
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ISBN: 0700715177 1315029103 1136860908 1136860835 1306221404 0367026961 9781136860904 9781136860836 9781315029108 9781136860973 9780700715176 Year: 2013 Publisher: Hoboken Taylor and Francis

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Radical changes in the design of housing in post-war Japan had numerous effects on the Japanese people. Public policy toward housing provision and the effects of escalating land prices in Tokyo and a few other very large cities in the country from the mid- to late 1970s onward are examined, but it is dwellings themselves and the slow but steady shift from a floor-sitting to a chair-sitting housing culture in urban and suburban parts of the country that figure most prominently in the discussion. Central to the book is the author's translation of an account written by Kyoko Sasaki, an observ


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Encyclopedia of contemporary Japanese culture
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ISBN: 0415143446 0203996348 9780203996348 9780415143448 1134763530 1280347856 9786610347858 9781134763481 9781134763528 9781134763535 9780415481526 1134763522 9781280347856 6610347859 Year: 2002 Publisher: London New York Routledge

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Offering extensive coverage, this Encyclopedia is a new reference that reflects the vibrant, diverse and evolving culture of modern Japan, spanning from the end of the Japanese Imperialist period in 1945 to the present day. Entries cover areas such as literature, film, architecture, food, health, political economy, religion and technology and they range from shorter definitions, histories or biographies to longer overview essays giving an in-depth treatment of major issues.With over 700 alphabetically arranged entries, 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. Suggestions for further reading, a comprehensive system of cross-referencing, a thematic contents list and an extensive index all help navigate the reader around the Encyclopedia and on to further study.

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Japan --- Japon --- Civilization --- Encyclopedias --- Civilisation --- Encyclopédies --- J4106 --- J0030 --- J4140.90 --- J4143 --- J6006 --- J6500 --- J6600.60 --- J6806 --- Japan: Sociology, anthropology and culture -- reference works --- Japan: General reference works -- encyclopedia --- Japan: Sociology and anthropology -- cultural history -- postwar Shōwa (1945- ), Heisei period (1989- ), contemporary --- Japan: Sociology and anthropology -- cultural trends and movements -- popular culture --- Japan: Art and antiquities -- reference works --- Japan: Art and antiquities -- architecture --- Japan: Industrial art, craft and design -- reference works --- Japan: Performing and media arts -- reference works --- -J4106 --- -Japan --- Encyclopédies --- Nihon --- Nippon --- Iapōnia --- Zhāpān --- I︠A︡ponii︠a︡ --- Yapan --- Japão --- Japam --- Mư̄ang Yīpun --- Prathēt Yīpun --- Yīpun --- Jih-pen --- Riben --- Government of Japan --- -J0030 --- 日本 --- 日本国 --- Nipponkoku --- Nippon-koku --- Nihonkoku --- Nihon-koku --- State of Japan --- Япония --- Japani --- اليابان --- al-Yābān --- يابان --- Yābān --- Japonsko --- Giappone --- Japonia --- Japonya --- Encyclopedias. --- J4150.90 --- Popular culture --- Culture, Popular --- Mass culture --- Pop culture --- Popular arts --- Communication --- Intellectual life --- Mass society --- Recreation --- Culture --- Japan - Civilization - 1945- - Encyclopedia. --- Jepun --- Yapon --- Yapon Ulus --- I︠A︡pon --- Япон --- I︠A︡pon Uls --- Япон Улс


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Routledge handbook of Japanese culture and society
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ISBN: 9780415436496 0415436494 1780346697 9786613103321 128310332X 1136736271 0203818458 9780203818459 9781136736223 9781136736261 9781136736278 9780415709149 0415709148 Year: 2011 Publisher: Abingdon, Oxon ;New York Routledge

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The Routledge Handbook of Japanese Culture and Society is an interdisciplinary resource that focuses on contemporary Japan and the social and cultural trends that are important at the beginning of the twenty-first century. This Handbook provides a cutting-edge and comprehensive survey of significant phenomena, institutions, and directions in Japan today, on issues ranging from gender and family, the environment, race and ethnicity, and urban life, to popular culture and electronic media. Written by an international team of Japan experts, the chapters included in the volume form an accessible and fascinating insight into Japanese culture and society. As such, the Handbook will be an invaluable reference tool for anyone interested in all things Japanese. Students, teachers and professionals alike will benefit from the braid ranging discussions, useful links to online resources and suggested reading lists.

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J4140.90 --- J4100 --- Japan: Sociology and anthropology -- cultural history -- postwar Shōwa (1945- ), Heisei period (1989- ), contemporary --- Japan: Sociology, anthropology and culture in general --- -21st century. --- J4000.90 --- J4143 --- Japan: Social history, history of civilization -- postwar Shōwa (1945- ), Heisei period (1989- ), contemporary --- Japan: Sociology and anthropology -- cultural trends and movements -- popular culture --- Japan --- Nihon --- Nippon --- Iapōnia --- Zhāpān --- I︠A︡ponii︠a︡ --- Yapan --- Japon --- Japão --- Japam --- Mư̄ang Yīpun --- Prathēt Yīpun --- Yīpun --- Jih-pen --- Riben --- Government of Japan --- 日本 --- 日本国 --- Nipponkoku --- Nippon-koku --- Nihonkoku --- Nihon-koku --- State of Japan --- Япония --- Japani --- اليابان --- al-Yābān --- يابان --- Yābān --- Japonsko --- Giappone --- Japonia --- Japonya --- Civilization --- Social conditions --- Civilisation --- Conditions sociales --- J4150.90 --- J4600.90 --- J4900.90 --- J1700.90 --- J4170 --- J4176.10 --- J4200.80 --- J4204.10 --- J4203 --- J6850 --- J6900.90 --- Japan: Politics and law -- history -- postwar Shōwa (1945- ), Heisei period (1989- ), contemporary --- Japan: Education -- history -- postwar Shōwa (1945- ), Heisei period (1989- ), contemporary --- Japan: Religion in general -- history -- postwar Shōwa (1945- ), Heisei period (1989- ), contemporary --- Japan: Sociology and anthropology -- family --- Japan: Sociology and anthropology -- gender roles, women, feminism -- policy, legislation, guidelines, codes of behavior --- Japan: Sociology and anthropology -- social classes and groups, social systems and discrimination -- history --- Japan: Sociology and anthropology -- communities -- age groups -- children, infants --- Japan: Sociology and anthropology -- communities -- social classes and groups -- outcasts, burakumin, hinin --- Japan: Games, toys and hobbies --- Japan: Sports and recreation -- history -- postwar Shōwa (1945- ), Heisei period (1989- ), contemporary --- Civilization. --- Social history. --- 2000-2099. --- Japan. --- Japan - Civilization - 21st century --- Japan - Social conditions - 21st century --- Jepun --- Yapon --- Yapon Ulus --- I︠A︡pon --- Япон --- I︠A︡pon Uls --- Япон Улс

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