{"product_id":"9781137565372","title":"Palgrave Studies in Urban Anthropology: Change and Continuity of a Family Ritual in Contemporary Urban Japan","description":"\u003ch1\u003ePalgrave Studies in Urban Anthropology: Change and Continuity of a Family Ritual in Contemporary Urban Japan\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003ePapp, Melinda\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book presents a case study of shichigosan, an extremely popular childhood family ritual in contemporary Japan.  It is an interesting example of a custom with very ancient roots (going back to the tenth century), that has undergone several transformations during the course of its history, adapting to changing socio-economic and cultural circumstances. Within the study, the ritual unfolds as a shared platform where basic social values, views on children and family life, and individual perceptions emerge, are expressed and moulded at the same time. This book offers a multidisciplinary approach to the study of a ritual practice in the intensely urbanized context of present-day Japan.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Palgrave Macmillan\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2016-06-07\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9781137565372\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1057\/978-1-137-56538-9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 210cm x148cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 262\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Palgrave Macmillan US","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44309487059084,"sku":"9781137565372","price":49.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781137565372.jpg?v=1776687771","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781137565372","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}