The Women of Suye Mura (Paperback)

Japanese women are frequently perceived by foreigners as stereotypes. Pictured as compliant, long-suffering, and charming in a childlike way, they are said to be child-centered and restricted in their interests and actions to the domestic realm. The appear as victim, pawn, or tragic heroine: Madame Chrysanthemum, Madame Butterfly, and even the impossible Mariko of "Shogun,"
"The Women of Suye Mura" provides a rich body of information by means of which such stereotypes may be reevaluated and challenged. Based on Ella Wiswell's extensive field notes from the mid-1930s2;when she and her late husband John Embree undertook a joint research project in rural Japan2;this volume forms a companion to Embree's now-standard "Suye Mura: A Japanese Village," Its focus on the women of the village affords a unique look at their daily lives and a detailed portrait of their world-views and social understandings at a time when the orthodoxies of the contemporary state were not yet completely accepted. Through Ella Wiswell's journal, sensitively edited by Robert Smith, we may understand some of their hopes and fears, see what amuses and angers them, and hear their comments on everything from adultery and illness to religion, magic and the origins of the imperial house.
The body of data, secured by direct observation, is unparalleled in the literature. No other account of the lives of Japanese rural women of this era remains, and in no contemporary community can their like be found. "The Women of Suye Mura" will thus serve as an important resource for anyone interested in the past2;and present2;of the Japanese woman.

General

Imprint:	University of Chicago Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	November 1982
First published:	November 1982
Authors:	Robert J. Smith
Dimensions:	152 x 228 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	348
ISBN-13:	978-0-226-76345-3
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Women's studies > General
LSN:	0-226-76345-5
Barcode:	9780226763453

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