{"product_id":"social-class-in-contemporary-japan-hiroshi-ishida-9780415474757","title":"Social Class in Contemporary Japan: Structures, Sorting and Strategies","description":"\u003cp\u003ePost-war Japan was often held up as the model example of the first mature industrial societies outside the Western economy, and the first examples of \"middle-mass\" society. Today, and since the bursting of the economic bubble in the 1990's, the promises of Japan, Inc., seem far away. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSocial Class in Contemporary Japan\u003c\/em\u003e is the first single volume that traces the dynamics of social structure, institutional socialization and class culture through this turbulent period, all the way into the contemporary neoliberal moment. In an innovative multi-disciplinary approach that include top scholars working on quantitative class structure, policy development, and ethnographic analysis, this volume highlights the centrality of class formation to our understanding of the many levels of Japanese society. The chapters each address a different aspect of class formation and transformation which stand on their own. Taken together, they document the advantages of putting Japan in the broad comparative framework of class analysis and the enduring importance of social class to the analysis of industrial and post-industrial societies. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten by a team of contributors from Japan, the US and Europe this book will be invaluable to students and scholars of Japanese society and culture, as well as those interested in cultural anthropology and social class alike. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Hiroshi Ishida\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415474752\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415474757\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.20w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2010","brand":"Hiroshi Ishida","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48136091271423,"sku":"9780415474757","price":225.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_879df781-9370-4768-8ff2-db05386bf2f9.jpg?v=1770160450","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/social-class-in-contemporary-japan-hiroshi-ishida-9780415474757","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}