Gift-Giving in Japan : Cash, Connections, Cosmologies /

Gift-giving is extremely important in Japanese society, not only at personal and household levels, but at the national and macroeconomic levels as well. This book is the first in English to document the extraordinary scale, complexity, and variation of giving in contemporary Japan. Gift-Giving in Ja...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Rupp, Katherine (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Stanford, CA : Stanford University Press, [2022]
Temas:
Anthropology > Asia.
Anthropology > Cultural and Social Anthropology.
Asian Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Customs & Traditions.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Acknowledgments
  • Contents
  • Illustrations
  • 1 Examples of Giving
  • 2 Strength of Relationship, Gratitude, and Hierarchy
  • 3 Life Cycles
  • 4 Seasonal Cycles
  • 5 Variations in Attitudes toward and Practices of Giving
  • 6 Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Character List and Glossary of Terms
  • Index

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