Routledge Contemporary Japan Series
About the Book Series
The aim of this series is to publish original, high-quality work by both new and established scholars on all aspects of contemporary Japan.
The Ethics of Aesthetics in Japanese Cinema and Literature: Polygraphic Desire
1st Edition
By Nina Cornyetz
May 01, 2008
This is an innovative, scholarly and original study of the ethics of modern Japanese aesthetics from the 1930s, through the Second World War and into the post-war period. Nina Cornyetz embarks on new and unprecedented readings of some of the most significant literary and film texts of the Japanese ...
Shinkansen: From Bullet Train to Symbol of Modern Japan
1st Edition
By Christopher Hood
July 06, 2007
The image of the shinkansen – or ‘bullet train’ – passing Mount Fuji is one of the most renowned images of modern Japan. Yet, despite its international reputation for speed and punctuality, little is understood about what makes it work so well and what its impact is. This is a comprehensive ...
Japanese Company in Crisis
1st Edition
By Fiona Graham
May 19, 2005
Japanese white-collar workers have been characterised by their intense loyalty and life-long commitment to their companies. This book is based on very extensive ethnographic research inside a Japanese insurance company during the period when the company was going through a major crisis which ended ...