The Japanese A Cultural Portrait : Cultrual Portrait
Robert S. Ozaki
Bok Engelsk 1980 · Electronic books.
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| Utgitt | Boston : : Tuttle Publishing, , 1980.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (329 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Prologue; Part One CONSTANTS AND VARIABLES; 1. How to Borrow Properly; 2. The Taste of Forbidden Fruits; 3. Date with a Virgin; 4. Law and Order; 5. The Case of Formidable Servants; Part Two WHAT IS AND WHAT IS NOT; 6. The Importance of Being Dependent; 7. Longing for Belonging; 8. The Language of Ah-ness; Part Three WORK ETHIC AND ALL THAT; 9. Moil and Parsimony; 10. The Rich and the Poor Are Neighbors; 11. From Onda to Honda; Notes and Bibliography; Index. - In eleven informal essays, The Japanese: A Cultural Portrait explores the character of Japan and its people. Once i n variably praised for it's ""quaint Oriental charm"", Japan is now strikingly western in appearance.However, in the rush to analyze. its rapid ascension to world prominence, manyWesterners forget that Japanese habits, fears, and values are rooted in centuries of feudal agrarianism. This book reminds us that although the Japanese are capable of accepting enormous change, they can also be resolutely determined to remain Japanese. Their cultural makeup ha
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| ISBN | 0804811830
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