The art of the gut : manhood, power, and ethics in Japanese politics / Robin M. LeBlanc.

By:

LeBlanc, Robin M, 1966- [Author]

Material type: Text

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9780520945050
9781282360013
9786612360015
6612360011

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Electronic Books.

LOC classification:

HQ1090 .A786 2010

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Contents:

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.

Subject: 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.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	URL	Status	Date due	Barcode
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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.

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