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An anthropologist in Japan : glimpses of life in the field /
In this highly personal account Joy Hendry relates her experiences of fieldwork in a Japanese town and reveals a fascinating cross-section of Japanese life. She sets out on a study of politeness but a variety of unpredictable events including a volcanic eruption, a suicide and her son's involve...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London ; New York :
Routledge,
1999.
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| Colección: | ASA research methods in social anthropology (Routledge (Firm))
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | In this highly personal account Joy Hendry relates her experiences of fieldwork in a Japanese town and reveals a fascinating cross-section of Japanese life. She sets out on a study of politeness but a variety of unpredictable events including a volcanic eruption, a suicide and her son's involvement with the family of a poweful local gangster, begin to alter the direction of her research. The book demonstrates the role of chance in the acquisition of anthropological knowledge and demonstrates how moments of insight can be embedded in everyday activity. An Anthropologist in Japan illuminates the education system, religious beliefs, politics, the family and the neighbourhood in modern Japan. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiv, 167 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (page 155) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0203159179 9780203159170 0203019814 9780203019818 9780415195744 0415195748 0203042646 9780203042649 1280332972 9781280332975 9780415195737 041519573X 9786610332977 6610332975 |