{"product_id":"giftgiving-in-japan-9780804747042","title":"GiftGiving in Japan","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGift-giving is extremely important in Japanese society, not only at the personal and household levels, but at the national and macroeconomic levels as well. This book is the first in English to document the extraordinary scale, complexity, and variation of giving in contemporary Japan.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eGift-Giving in Japan: Cash, Connections, Cosmologies\u003c\/i\u003e is superbly written and an inspiring work which I recommend for students, researchers, and anyone interested in understanding modern Japan and its people.\" -- Journal of Japanese Studies\u003cbr\u003e\"[The author] displays not only acute observation of the content of gift-giving but also sensitivity to ambiguities of motives on the part of both giver and receiver.\" -- \u003ci\u003eAsian Studies Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContents  \t1\tExamples of Giving\t19  \t2\tStrength of Relationship, Gratitude, and Hierarchy\t36  \t3\tLife Cycles\t57  \t4\tSeasonal Cycles\t91  \t5\tVariations in Attitudes toward and Practices of Giving\t108  \t6\tConclusion\t129  \t\tCharacter List\t223  \t\tBibliography\t267  \t\tIndex\t293     Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication: Gifts Japan, Ceremonial exchange Japan, National characteristics, Japanese, Japan Social life and customs, Japan Economic conditions","brand":"Stanford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405554196823,"sku":"9780804747042","price":19.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780804747042.jpg?v=1730492810","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/giftgiving-in-japan-9780804747042","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}