An Anthropological Lifetime in Japan: The Writings of Joy Hendry

By Joy Hendry

Joy Hendry's collection demonstrates the value of an anthropological approach to understanding a particular society by taking the reader through her own discovery of the field, explaining her practice of it in Oxford and Japan, and then offering a selection of the results and findings she obtained. Her work starts with a study of marriage made in a small rural community, continues with education and the rearing of children, and later turns to consider polite language, especially amongst women. This lead into a study of "wrapping" and cultural display, for example of gardens and theme parks, which became a comparative venture, putting Japan in a global context. Finally the book sums up change through the period of Hendry's research.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9004302867
• ISBN13: 9789004302860
• Release Date: December 2016
• Publisher: Brill
• Length: 716 Pages
• Weight: 2.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 6.1" x 9.3"