Making Japanese heritage
by Brumann, Christoph, Cox, Rupert A.
fromJapan anthropology workshop series
by Brumann, Christoph, Cox, Rupert A.
fromJapan anthropology workshop series
Examines how the death of Emperor Hirohito, the end of the Cold War, and wealth are all contributing to contemporary changes in Japanese society.
The author "asserts that a variety of forces--the achievement of material affluence, the Cold War's end, and the death of Emperor Hirohito--are now spurring Japan once again toward a fundamental redefinition of itself" and that the Japanese are seeking to alter "the relationship…
Examines how the death of Emperor Hirohito, the end of the Cold War, and wealth are all contributing to contemporary changes in Japanese society.