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Anthropology In Japan: A Model For Good Practice In A Global Arena? / Joy Hendry -- Against Hybridity: Culture As Historical Processes / Emiko Ohnuki-tierney -- West/japan Dichotomy In The Context Of Multiple Dichotomies / Akitoshi Shimizu -- Thoughts On The Relationship Between Anthropological Theory, Methods, And The Study Of Japanese Society / Roger Goodman -- When Soto Becomes Uchi: Some Thoughts On The Anthropology Of Japan / D.p. Martinez -- Postmodern Bodies, Material Difference, And Subjectivity / Margaret Lock -- Anthropological Fieldwork Reconsidered: With Japanese Folkloristics As A Mirror / Takami Kuwayama -- Joint Research Projects As A Tradition In Japanese Anthropology: A Focus On The 'civilization Studies' Of The Taniguchi Symposia / Hirochika Nakamaki -- The Discipline Of Context: On Ethnography Among The Japanese / Mitchell Sedgwick -- Japanese Inns (ryokan) And An Asian Atmosphere: Always East Of Somewhere / Sylvie Guichard-anguis -- Japanese Management And Japanese Miracles: The Global Sweep Of Japanese Economic And Religious Organisations / Wendy Smith -- 'de-orientalising' Rice?: The Role Of Chinese Intermediaries In Globalising Japanese Rice Cookers / Yoshiko Nakano -- Wandering Where?: Between Worlds Or In No-man's-land? / Peter Knecht -- 'the West In The Head': Identity Issues Of Latin Americans Living In Japan / Genaro Castro-vázquez -- Two Wests Meet Japan: How A Three-way Comparison Of Japan With Canada And The United States Shifts Culture Paradigms / Millie Creighton -- Eastern And Western Anthropologists Unite In Culture: A Personal Note / Heung Wah Wong -- Neither 'us' Nor 'them': Koreans Doing Anthropology In Japan / Okpyo Moon -- Re-orient-ing The Occident: How Young Japanese Travellers Are Using The East-west Dichotomy To Dismantle Regional Nationalisms / Bruce White -- Fear And Loathing Of Americans Doing Japan Anthropology / William W. Kelly -- When The East-west Dichotomy Is Destructive: Japanese Housewives In The Uk / Ruth Marti
This collection of essays investigates the validity and utility of the East-West dichotomy in contemporary anthropological research regarding Japanese society. Editors Heung Wah Wong and Joy Hendry compile contributions from various scholars to challenge traditional binary frameworks that have historically categorized Japanese culture in opposition to Western norms. The volume argues for a more nuanced approach that accounts for globalization, historical processes, and the lived experiences of individuals navigating multiple cultural identities.
What You Will Find
Experts recognize this volume as a significant contribution to the field of Japanese anthropology, particularly for its focus on deconstructing long-standing academic biases. Readers frequently note the academic density of the prose, which serves as a rigorous resource for students and scholars interested in cross-cultural methodology.
Page Count:
264
Publication Date:
2006-01-01
Publisher:
Routledge
ISBN-10:
0203968697
ISBN-13:
9780203968697
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