JAPAN
THE BASICS
Japan: The Basics is an engaging introduction to the culture, society and global positioning of Japan. Taking a fresh look at stereotypes associated with Japan, it provides a well-rounded introduction to a constantly evolving country. It addresses such questions as:
How do we go about studying Japan?
What are the connections between popular culture and wider Japanese society?
How are core values about identity formed and what are their implications?
How does Japan react to natural and man-made disasters?
How does nature influence Japanese attitudes to the environment?
With exercises and discussion points throughout and suggestions for further reading, Japan: The Basics is an ideal starting point for all those studying Japan in its global, cultural context.
Christopher P. Hood is a Reader in Japanese Studies at Cardiff University, UK. He is the author of Dealing with Disaster in Japan: Responses to the Flight JL123 Crash (2011) and Shinkansen: From Bullet Train to Symbol of Modern Japan (2006), also published by Routledge.
The Basics
ACTING
BELLA MERLIN
AMERICAN PHILOSOPHY
NANCY STANLICK
ANCIENT NEAR EAST
DANIEL C. SNELL
ANTHROPOLOGY
PETER METCALF
ARCHAEOLOGY (SECOND EDITION)
CLIVE GAMBLE
ART HISTORY
GRANT POOKE AND DIANA NEWALL
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
KEVIN WARWICK
THE BIBLE
JOHN BARTON
BIOETHICS
ALASTAIR V. CAMPBELL
BUDDHISM
CATHY CANTWELL
THE CITY
KEVIN ARCHER
CONTEMPORARY LITERATURE
SUMAN GUPTA
CRIMINAL LAW
JONATHAN HERRING
CRIMINOLOGY (SECOND EDITION)
SANDRA WALKLATE
DANCE STUDIES
JO BUTTERWORTH
EASTERN PHILOSOPHY
VICTORIA S. HARRISON
ECONOMICS (SECOND EDITION)
TONY CLEAVER
EDUCATION
KAY WOOD
ENERGY
MICHAEL SCHOBERT
EUROPEAN UNION (SECOND EDITION)
ALEX WARLEIGH-LACK
EVOLUTION
SHERRIE LYONS
FILM STUDIES (SECOND EDITION)
AMY VILLAREJO
FINANCE (SECOND EDITION)
ERIK BANKS
FREE WILL
MEGHAN GRIFFITH
GENDER
HILARY LIPS
GLOBAL MIGRATION
BERNADETTE HANLON AND THOMAS VICINO
HUMAN GENETICS
RICKI LEWIS
HUMAN GEOGRAPHY
ANDREW JONES
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
PETER SUTCH AND JUANITA ELIAS
ISLAM (SECOND EDITION)
COLIN TURNER
JAPAN
CHRISTOPHER P. HOOD
JOURNALISM STUDIES
MARTIN CONBOY
JUDAISM
JACOB NEUSNER
LANGUAGE (SECOND EDITION)
R. L. TRASK
LAW
GARY SLAPPER AND DAVID KELLY
LITERARY THEORY (THIRD EDITION)
HANS BERTENS
LOGIC
JC BEALL
MANAGEMENT
MORGAN WITZEL
MARKETING (SECOND EDITION)
KARL MOORE AND NIKETH PAREEK
MEDIA STUDIES
JULIAN MCDOUGALL
METAPHYSICS
MICHAEL REA
THE OLYMPICS
ANDY MIAH AND BEATRIZ GARCIA
PHILOSOPHY (FIFTH EDITION)
NIGEL WARBURTON
PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
JOSEPH HOLDEN
POETRY (SECOND EDITION)
JEFFREY WAINWRIGHT
POLITICS (FIFTH EDITION)
STEPHEN TANSEY AND NIGEL JACKSON
PUBLIC RELATIONS
RON SMITH
THE QURAN
MASSIMO CAMPANINI
RACE AND ETHNICITY
PETER KIVISTO AND PAUL R. CROLL
RELIGION (SECOND EDITION)
MALORY NYE
RELIGION AND SCIENCE
PHILIP CLAYTON
RESEARCH METHODS
NICHOLAS WALLIMAN
ROMAN CATHOLICISM
MICHAEL WALSH
SEMIOTICS (SECOND EDITION)
DANIEL CHANDLER
SHAKESPEARE (THIRD EDITION)
SEAN MCEVOY
SOCIAL WORK
MARK DOEL
SOCIOLOGY
KEN PLUMMER
SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS
JANICE WEARMOUTH
SUBCULTURES
ROSS HAENFLER
TELEVISION STUDIES
TOBY MILLER
TERRORISM
JAMES LUTZ AND BRENDA LUTZ
THEATRE STUDIES (SECOND EDITION)
ROBERT LEACH
WOMENS STUDIES
BONNIE SMITH
WORLD HISTORY
PETER N. STEARNS
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Japan: the basics/Christopher P. Hood.
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