{"product_id":"9781403967053","title":"Evanescence and Form: An Introduction to Japanese Culture","description":"\u003ch1\u003eEvanescence and Form: An Introduction to Japanese Culture\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eInouye, C.\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book explores the Japanese notion of hakanasa - the evanescence of all things. Responses to this idea have been various and even contradictory: asceticism, fatalism, conformism, hedonism, materialism, and careerism. This book examines the ties between an epistemology of constant change and Japan's formal emphasis on etiquette and visuality.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Palgrave Macmillan\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2008-10-19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9781403967053\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1057\/9780230615489\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 229cm x152cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 260\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Palgrave Macmillan US","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47415457349772,"sku":"9781403967053","price":49.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781403967053.jpg?v=1775850834","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781403967053","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}