Umfang:
1 Online-Ressource (xix, 229 p.)
ISBN:
9780520945050
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1282360019
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9781282360013
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9786612360015
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6612360011
Inhalt:
This beautifully written ethnography follows the lives of two very different Japanese men entering political life in two very different communities. One is the rural leader of a citizens' referendum movement, while the other hopes to succeed his father in a Tokyo ward assembly. Fast-paced and engrossing, The Art of the Gut puts the reader behind the scenes to hear speeches, attend campaign functions, and eavesdrop on late-night strategy sessions and one-on-one conversations. In her groundbreaking analysis, Robin M. Le Blanc explores the the two men's differing notions of what is expected of a
Anmerkung:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 203-224) and index
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The power remainder -- Breadwinners -- The inheritor -- The paradox of masculine honor -- Cheating as a democratic practice -- The art of the gut -- Salad and cigarettes for breakfast, or how to find democracy by losing your sense of perspective.
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English
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ISBN 9780520259164
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 0520259165
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ISBN 9780520259171
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ISBN 0520259173
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Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe The art of the gut Berkeley : University of California Press, c2010 ISBN 9780520259164
Sprache:
Englisch
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