{"product_id":"manners-and-mischief-jan-bardsley-9780520267848","title":"Manners and Mischief: Gender, Power, and Etiquette in Japan","description":"Offering a concise, entertaining snapshot of Japanese society, \u003ci\u003eManners and Mischief\u003c\/i\u003e examines etiquette guides, advice literature, and other such instruction for behavior from the early modern period to the present day and discovers how manners do in fact make the nation. Eleven accessibly written essays consider a spectrum of cases, from the geisha party to gay bar cool, executive grooming, and good manners for subway travel. Together, they show that etiquette is much more than fussy rules for behavior. In fact the idiom of manners, packaged in conduct literature, reveals much about gender and class difference, notions of national identity, the dynamics of subversion and conformity, and more. This richly detailed work reveals how manners give meaning to everyday life and extraordinary occasions, and how they can illuminate larger social and cultural transformations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jan Bardsley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0520267842\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780520267848\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of California Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/21\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2011","brand":"Jan Bardsley","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43988172800255,"sku":"9780520267848","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_345a1bf6-82f0-4567-8b23-faaf9bd7daf0.jpg?v=1683293039","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/manners-and-mischief-jan-bardsley-9780520267848","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}