An Anthropological Lifetime in Japan

The Writings of Joy Hendry
Erscheinungsjahr 2016
ISBN: 978-90-04-30286-0
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 8, 708 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 236 mm, Gewicht: 1239 g

Reihe: The Writings of

Joy Hendry's collection demonstrates the value of an anthropological approach to understanding a particular society by taking the reader through her own discovery of the field, explaining her practice of it in Oxford and Japan, and then offering a selection of the results and findings she obtained. Her work starts with a study of marriage made in a small rural community, continues with education and the rearing of children, and later turns to consider polite language, especially amongst women. This lead into a study of "wrapping" and cultural display, for example of gardens and theme parks, which became a comparative venture, putting Japan in a global context. Finally the book sums up change through the period of Hendry's research.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hendry, Joy

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde Historische & Regionale Volkskunde
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Regionalwissenschaften, Regionalstudien

Über Autor(innen)

Joy Hendry, D. Phil (Oxon 1979), is professor emerita of Anthropology at Oxford Brookes University, was a student at Tokyo University and a visiting scholar at Keio, and has published many books and articles on Japanese Society.