Books by Christopher T Nelson
“During the war, Okinawa was sacrificed as a battle ground to protect mainland Japan and, after the war, Okinawa was again sacrificed and occupied by the Allies until 1971. In 1972, Okinawa again became part of Japan, but its poverty rate is the highest in the country and its education level is lower than mainland Japan. They still struggle economically and socially. There are lots of films and novels about the Battle of Okinawa, but not so many about contemporary Okinawans, how they feel about the past and how they live today.” Read more...
Chigusa Yamaura, Anthropologist
Interviews where books by Christopher T Nelson were recommended
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Lovesick Japan: Sex, Marriage, Romance, Law
by Mark D West -
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Nightwork: Sexuality, Pleasure and Corporate Masculinity in a Tokyo Hostess Club
by Anne Allison -
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Dancing with the Dead: Memory, Performance in Everyday Life in Post-war Okinawa
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Robo Sapiens Japanicus: Robots, Gender, Family, and the Japanese Nation
by Jennifer Robertson -
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Depression in Japan: Psychiatric Cures for a Society in Distress
by Junko Kitanaka
The best books on Japan, recommended by Chigusa Yamaura
The best books on Japan, recommended by Chigusa Yamaura
Japan is one of the world’s most technologically advanced industrial societies, but it is organised around very conservative social and familial paradigms, says the Japanese sociocultural anthropologist Chigusa Yamaura. Here she selects five books that throw light on a fascinating country and culture.
