Precarious Japan (Paperback)

In an era of irregular labor, nagging recession, nuclear contamination, and a shrinking population, Japan is facing precarious times. How the Japanese experience insecurity in their daily and social lives is the subject of "Precarious Japan." Tacking between the structural conditions of socioeconomic life and the ways people are making do, or not, Anne Allison chronicles the loss of home affecting many Japanese, not only in the literal sense but also in the figurative sense of not belonging. Until the collapse of Japan's economic bubble in 1991, lifelong employment and a secure income were within reach of most Japanese men, enabling them to maintain their families in a comfortable middle-class lifestyle. Now, as fewer and fewer people are able to find full-time work, hope turns to hopelessness and security gives way to a pervasive unease. Yet some Japanese are getting by, partly by reconceiving notions of home, family, and togetherness.

General

Imprint:	Duke University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	November 2013
First published:	November 2013
Authors:	Anne Allison
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	256
ISBN-13:	978-0-8223-5562-5
Categories:	Books > Business & Economics > Economics > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > General
LSN:	0-8223-5562-0
Barcode:	9780822355625

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