{"product_id":"9780631229551","title":"A Companion to the Anthropology of Japan","description":"\u003ch3\u003eWiley Blackwell Companions to Anthropology\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eA Companion to the Anthropology of Japan\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eJennifer Robertson\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eSocial Science \/ Anthropology \/ Cultural \u0026amp; Social\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis book is an unprecedented collection of 29 original essays by some of the world's most distinguished scholars of Japan.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eCovers a broad range of issues, including the colonial roots of anthropology in the Japanese academy; eugenics and nation building; majority and minority cultures; genders and sexualities; and fashion and food cultures\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eResists stale and misleading stereotypes, by presenting new perspectives on Japanese culture and society\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMakes Japanese society accessible to readers unfamiliar with the country\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eJennifer Robertson\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Anthropology, University of Michigan. Robertson has published many articles and book chapters on a wide spectrum of subjects ranging from the seventeenth century to the present. Her most recent research projects include Japanese colonial culture-making, eugenic modernity, war art, and comparative bioethics. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eNative and Newcomer: Making and Unmaking a Japanese City\u003c\/i\u003e (1991), \u003ci\u003eTakarazuka: Sexual Politics and Popular Culture in Modern Japan\u003c\/i\u003e (1998), and editor of \u003ci\u003eSame-Sex Cultures and Sexualities: An Anthropological Reader\u003c\/i\u003e (Blackwell, 2004). She is finishing a new book, \u003ci\u003eBlood and Beauty: Eugenic Modernity and Empire in Japan\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e18 July 2005\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780631229551\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e544\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e38.4\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44379186692236,"sku":"9780631229551","price":224.06,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780631229551.jpg?v=1780143013","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780631229551","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}