Lovesick Japan: Sex * Marriage * Romance * Law

by Mark D. West

Book Overview

In Lovesick Japan, Mark D. West explores an official vision of love, sex, and marriage in contemporary Japan. A comprehensive body of evidence--2,700 court opinions--describes a society characterized by a presupposed absence of physical and emotional intimacy, affection, and personal connections. In compelling, poignant, and sometimes horrifying court cases, West finds that Japanese judges frequently opine on whether a person is in love, what other...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801449472
• ISBN13: 9780801449475
• Release Date: April 2011
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher