The art of the gut : manhood, power, and ethics in Japanese politics /
LeBlanc, Robin M., 1966-
The art of the gut : manhood, power, and ethics in Japanese politics / Robin M. LeBlanc. - Berkeley : University of California Press, (c)2010. - 1 online resource (xix, 229 pages)
Includes bibliographies and index.
The power remainder -- Breadwinners -- The inheritor -- The paradox of masculine honor -- Cheating as a democratic practice -- The art of the gut -- Salad and cigarettes for breakfast, or how to find democracy by losing your sense of perspective.
This beautifully written ethnography follows the lives of two very different Japanese men entering political life in two very different communities. One is the rural leader of a citizens' referendum movement, while the other hopes to succeed his father in a Tokyo ward assembly. Fast-paced and engrossing, The Art of the Gut puts the reader behind the scenes to hear speeches, attend campaign functions, and eavesdrop on late-night strategy sessions and one-on-one conversations. In her groundbreaking analysis, Robin M. Le Blanc explores the the two men's differing notions of what is expected of a.
9780520945050 9781282360013 9786612360015 6612360011
2021697097
Masculinity--Political aspects--Japan.
Men--Political activity--Japan.
Political culture--Japan.
Electronic Books.
HQ1090 / .A786 2010
The art of the gut : manhood, power, and ethics in Japanese politics / Robin M. LeBlanc. - Berkeley : University of California Press, (c)2010. - 1 online resource (xix, 229 pages)
Includes bibliographies and index.
The power remainder -- Breadwinners -- The inheritor -- The paradox of masculine honor -- Cheating as a democratic practice -- The art of the gut -- Salad and cigarettes for breakfast, or how to find democracy by losing your sense of perspective.
This beautifully written ethnography follows the lives of two very different Japanese men entering political life in two very different communities. One is the rural leader of a citizens' referendum movement, while the other hopes to succeed his father in a Tokyo ward assembly. Fast-paced and engrossing, The Art of the Gut puts the reader behind the scenes to hear speeches, attend campaign functions, and eavesdrop on late-night strategy sessions and one-on-one conversations. In her groundbreaking analysis, Robin M. Le Blanc explores the the two men's differing notions of what is expected of a.
9780520945050 9781282360013 9786612360015 6612360011
2021697097
Masculinity--Political aspects--Japan.
Men--Political activity--Japan.
Political culture--Japan.
Electronic Books.
HQ1090 / .A786 2010