TY  - BOOK
AU  - LeBlanc,Robin M.
TI  - The art of the gut: manhood, power, and ethics in Japanese politics 
SN  - 9780520945050
AV  - HQ1090 .A786 2010
PY  - 2010///
CY  - Berkeley
PB  - University of California Press
KW  - Masculinity
KW  - Political aspects
KW  - Japan
KW  - Men
KW  - Political activity
KW  - Political culture
KW  - Electronic Books
N1  - 2; 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; 2; b
N2  - 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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