Carolyn S Stevens

On the Margins of Japanese Society

Volunteers and the Welfare of the Urban Underclass

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

An innovative study, based on several years of living in inner city Yokohama. Stevens looks beyond stereotypes of conformity and homogeneity at what life is really like for the Japanese urban underclass, and for those who work with them.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 298
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. Oktober 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 345g
• ISBN-13: 9780415867375
• ISBN-10: 0415867371
• Artikelnr.: 37314728

Autorenporträt

Carolyn S. Stevens is Professor of Japanese Studies and Director of the Japanese Studies Centre at Monash University, Australia.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 A purehabu with a view
Chapter 2 Kotobuki, the "land of longevity"
Chapter 3 The economy of welfare
Chapter 4 Taking action
Chapter 5 The human side
Chapter 6 Rituals "organized" and "disorganized"
Chapter 7 Helping out and holding back
Chapter 8 Conclusion