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Housewives of Japan

An Ethnography of Real Lives and Consumerized Domesticity
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Description

Drawing on a unique ethnographic inquiry, Ofra Goldstein-Gidoni explores the complexities of the relationship between socially and culturally constructed roles bestowed on Japanese women by a variety of state agents, including the market and the media, and the 'real' lives of these women.

Author Biography:

OFRA GOLDSTEIN-GIDONIĀ is the chair of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Tel Aviv University, Israel, where she holds a joint position with the Department of East Asian Studies. She is the author of Packaged Japaneseness: Weddings, Business and Brides.
Release date NZ
May 17th, 2012
Audience
  • Professional & Vocational
Illustrations
15 Illustrations, black and white; XXV, 273 p. 15 illus.
Pages
273
Dimensions
140x216x21
ISBN-13
9780230340312
Product ID
19577114

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