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Recreating Japanese Men: Volume 20

Recreating Japanese Men: Volume 20

Walthall, Anne
Frühstück, Sabine

Paperback

Series: Asia: Local Studies / Global Themes, Book 20

AnthropologyGeneral Asian HistoryGeneral Gender Studies

ISBN10: 0520267389
ISBN13: 9780520267381
Publisher: Univ Of California Pr
Published: Oct 4 2011
Pages: 360
Weight: 1.10
Height: 0.90 Width: 6.00 Depth: 8.90
Language: English
The essays in this groundbreaking book explore the meanings of manhood in Japan from the seventeenth to the twenty-first centuries. Recreating Japanese Men examines a broad range of attitudes regarding properly masculine pursuits and modes of behavior. It charts breakdowns in traditional and conventional societal roles and the resulting crises of masculinity. Contributors address key questions about Japanese manhood ranging from icons such as the samurai to marginal men including hermaphrodites, robots, techno-geeks, rock climbers, shop clerks, soldiers, shoguns, and more. In addition to bringing historical evidence to bear on definitions of masculinity, contributors provide fresh analyses on the ways contemporary modes and styles of masculinity have affected Japanese men's sense of gender as authentic and stable.

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