{"product_id":"men-and-masculinities-in-contemporary-japan-dislocating-the-salaryman-doxa-nissan-instituteroutledge-japanese-studies-9780415271479","title":"Men and Masculinities in Contemporary Japan","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book is the first comprehensive account of the changing role of men and the construction of masculinity in contemporary Japan. The book moves beyond the stereotype of the Japanese white-collar businessman to explore the diversity of identities and experiences that may be found among men in contemporary Japan, including those versions of masculinity which are marginalized and subversive. The book makes a significant contribution to our understanding of contemporary Japanese society and identity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eMen and Masculinities in Contemporary Japan \u003c\/em\u003eis a challenging collection that endeavors to deconstruct Japanese 'dominant masculine doxa [taken-for-grantedness]'...in terms of the variety of topics and the abundant ethnographic data on various types of men, this book is one of the groundbreaking works in the field of Japanese men and masculinities.\"--\u003cem\u003eMen and Masculinities\u003c\/em\u003e, Vol 9 No 1, July 2006\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgements  Note on Names  Contributors  1. Introduction James E. Roberson and Nobue Suzuki   2. What masculinity? Transgender Practices Among Japanese 'Men' Wim Lunsing   3. Male Beauty Work in Japan Laura Miller  4. Female Masculinity and Fantasy Spaces: Transcending Genders in the Takarazuka Theatre and Japanese Popular Culture Karen Nakamura and Hisako Matsuo   5. The Burning of Men: Masculinities and the Nation in Japanese Popular Song  Christine R. Yano   6. Of Love and the Marriage Market: Masculinity Politics and Filipina-Japanese Marriages in Japan Nobue Suzuki  7. Can 'a Real Man' Live for His Family: Ikigai  and Masculinity in Today's Japan Gordon Mathews  8. Japanese Working Class Masculinites: Marginalized Complicity James E. Roberson   9. When Pillars Evaporate: Structuring Masculinity on the Japanese Margins Tom Gill   10. Regendering Batterers: Domestic Violence and Men's Movements Tadashi Nakamura   11. HIV Risk and the (Im)Permeability of the Male Body: Representations and Realities of Gay Men in Japan Takashi Kazama and Kazuya Kawaguchi   12. Balancing Fatherhood and Work: Emergence of Diverse Masculinites in Contemporary Japan  Masako Ishii-Kuntz   Index","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50577318773079,"sku":"9780415271479","price":65.54,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780415271479.jpg?v=1746094882","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/men-and-masculinities-in-contemporary-japan-dislocating-the-salaryman-doxa-nissan-instituteroutledge-japanese-studies-9780415271479","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}