An Anthropologist in Japan: Glimpses of Life in the Field

by Joy Hendry

Book Overview

In this highly personal account Joy Hendry relates her experiences of fieldwork in a Japanese town and reveals a fascinating cross-section of Japanese life. She sets out on a study of politeness but a variety of unpredictable events including a volcanic eruption, a suicide and her son's involvement with the family of a poweful local gangster, begin to alter the direction of her research. The book demonstrates the role of chance in the acquisition...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415195748
• ISBN13: 9780415195744
• Release Date: February 1999
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.4" x 8.4"