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Book SynopsisThis book demonstrates the centrality of sex, gender, and sexuality to theories of human behaviors and practices. Moves beyond other lesbian and gay studies readers by presenting a broader view of the significance of studying same-sex cultures and sexualities across cultures. Offers readings from all four subfields of anthropology: cultural, biological, linguistic, and archaeological (along with historical and applied anthropology). Includes discussion of biotechnology and bioethics, health and illness, language, ethnicity, identity, politics, post-colonialism, kinship, development, and policymaking. Trade Review“It is volumes like this one that allow us to see all sorts of new connections and possibilities. The vibrant thematic coherence of these articles is intellectually exciting, and one can genuinely say that, in this volume, the whole is far greater than the sum of its parts. It is a particular strength that the articles come from across the anthropological subfields.” Margaret Conkey, University of California, Berkeley “An exquisite collection! The ethnographic reach and theoretical sophistication of this reader ensure that it is destined to become a classic reference and an indispensable tool for teaching. In addition to its contributions to the study of same-sex cultures, it boldly articulates anthropology’s special claims and unique role in the study of human sexualities.” Gayle Rubin, University of Michigan “An exceptionally coherent collection, with uniformly strong contributions. Same-Sex Cultures and Sexualities is a lucid demonstration of the ways that research on same-sex sexualities has intervened in and redefined core problems and debates in anthropology and history.” Mary Hancock, University of California, Santa BarbaraTable of ContentsIntroduction: Sexualizing anthropology’s fields (Jennifer Robertson). Part 1: Anthropology’s Sexual Fields. 1. “Anthropology rediscovers sexuality: A theoretical comment.” (Carole Vance). 2. “Biological determinism and homosexuality.” (Bonnie Spanier). 3. “Feminisms, queer theories, and the archaeological study of past sexualities.” (Barbara Voss). 4. “No.” (Don Kulick). 5. “Resources for lesbian ethnographic research in the lavender archives.” (Alisa Klinger). Part 2: Problems and Propositions. 6. “Erotic anthropology: ‘ritualized homosexuality’ in Melanesia and beyond.” (Deborah Elliston). 7. “Gender, genetics, and generation: reformulating biology in lesbian kinship.” (Corinne Hayden). 8. “Transsexualism: reflections on the persistence of gender and the mutability of sex.” (Judith Shapiro). 9. “Problems encountered in writing the history of sexuality: Sources, theory and interpretation.” (Estelle B. Freedman and John D’Emilio). Part 3: Ethics, Erotics and Exercises . 10. “Choosing the sexual orientation of children.” (Edward Stein). 11. “Yoshiya Nobuko: Out and outspoken in practice and prose.” (Jennifer Robertson). 12. “Outing as performance/outing as resistance: a queer reading of Austrian (homo)sexualities.” (Matti Bunzl). 13. “Tombois in West Sumatra: constructing masculinity and erotic desire.” (Evelyn Blackwood). 14. “Freeing South Africa: the ‘modernization’ of male-male sexuality in Soweto.” (Donald Donham). 15. “Gay organizations, NGOs, and the globalization of sexual identity: the case of Bolivia.” (Timothy Wright).

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Book SynopsisA Companion to the Anthropology of Japan is an unprecedented collection of original essays by some of the field's most distinguished scholars of Japan which, taken together, offer a comprehensive overview of the field.Trade Review"This groundbreaking symposium will serve scholars well as a reference volume ... Challenging yet accessible, this is essential stock for all academic libraries, and for reference libraries with any interest in disciplines spanned or in Far East Studies. Blackwell Companions are setting an admirable standard as they blaze new trails." Reference Reviews "This is a handsomely produced volume in the recently launched Blackwell series of companions to the major fields of anthropology. ... Well-written and comprehensively documented." Ethnic and Racial Studies “Despite the magnitude of the task, Robertson has succeeded in this collection. Taken together, these 29 original chapters provide historical and theoretical grounding across a range of subjects. The diverse approaches taken here offer insight into a great variety of cultural aspects and social players, but articulate a ‘Japan’ that eludes any claims of homogeneity.” Steffi Richter, Universität Leipzig “This Companion provides amazingly wide coverage on contemporary Japan. What's more, it challenges the very idea of anthropology in interesting ways. Although written by experts in the field, it will be of such great interest to students and others new to the field that it may well spark the imagination of the next Ruth Benedict in the making.” Kazue Muta, Osaka University “A Companion to the Anthropology of Japan is a rich collection by Japanese and international researchers that demystifies Japanese culture and society. Challenging static and ahistorical perceptions of Japan, it ranges widely across space and time to provide an innovative and critical study of minorities, gender, culture, education, family, ritual, citizenship, and more.” Mark Selden, Binghamton and Cornell Universities "This is without doubt a creative, informative, and conscientiously argued book from which anthropologists and other students of Japan will have much to learn." Current AnthropologyTable of ContentsSynopsis of Contents viii Notes on Contributors xviii Part I: Introduction 1 1 Introduction: Putting and Keeping Japan in Anthropology 3Jennifer Robertson Part II: Cultures, Histories, and Identities 17 2 The Imperial Past of Anthropology in Japan 19Katsumi Nakao 3 Japanese Archaeology and Cultural Properties Management: Prewar Ideology and Postwar Legacies 36Walter Edwards 4 Feminism, Timelines, and History-Making 50Tomomi Yamaguchi 5 Making Majority Culture 59Roger Goodman 6 Political and Cultural Perspectives on ‘‘Insider’’ Minorities 73Joshua Hotaka Roth 7 Japan’s Ethnic Minority: Koreans 89Sonia Ryang 8 Shifting Contours of Class and Status 104Glenda S. Roberts 9 The Anthropology of Japanese Corporate Management 125Tomoko Hamada 10 Fashioning Cultural Identity: Body and Dress 153Ofra Goldstein-Gidoni 11 Genders and Sexualities 167Sabine Fru¨hstu¨ck Part III: Geographies and Boundaries, Spaces and Sentiments 183 12 On the ‘‘Nature’’ of Japanese Culture, or, Is There a Japanese Sense of Nature? 185D. P. Martinez 13 The Rural Imaginary: Landscape, Village, Tradition 201Scott Schnell 14 Tokyo’s Third Rebuilding: New Twists on Old Patterns 218Roman Cybriwsky 15 Japan’s Global Village: A View from the World of Leisure 231Joy Hendry Part IV: Socialization, Assimilation, and Identification 245 16 Formal Caring Alternatives: Kindergartens and Day-Care Centers 247Eyal Ben-Ari 17 Post-Compulsory Schooling and the Legacy of Imperialism 261Brian J. McVeigh 18 Theorizing the Cultural Importance of Play: Anthropological Approaches to Sports and Recreation of Japan 279Elise Edwards 19 Popular Entertainment and the Music Industry 297Shuhei Hosokawa 20 There’s More than Manga: Popular Nonfiction Books and Magazines 314Laura Miller Part V: Body, Blood, Self, and Nation 327 21 Biopower: Blood, Kinship, and Eugenic Marriage 329Jennifer Robertson 22 The Ie (Family) in Global Perspective 355Emiko Ochiai 23 Constrained Person and Creative Agent: A Dying Student’s Narrative of Self and Others 380Susan Orpett Long 24 Nation, Citizenship, and Cinema 400Aaron Gerow 25 Culinary Culture and the Making of a National Cuisine 415Katarzyna Cwiertka Part VI: Religion and Science, Beliefs and Bioethics 429 26 Historical, New, and ‘‘New’’ New Religions 431Ian Reader 27 Folk Religion and its Contemporary Issues 452Noriko Kawahashi 28 Women Scientists and Gender Ideology 467Sumiko Otsubo 29 Preserving Moral Order: Responses to Biomedical Technologies 483Margaret Lock Index 501

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Book SynopsisThe all-female Takarazuka Revue was founded in 1913 as a novel counterpart to the all-male Kabuki theater. This book traces the contradictory meanings of Takarazuka productions over time, with special attention to the World War II period.

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Book SynopsisThis book is an unprecedented collection of 29 original essays by some of the world''s most distinguished scholars of Japan. Covers a broad range of issues, including the colonial roots of anthropology in the Japanese academy; eugenics and nation building; majority and minority cultures; genders and sexualities; and fashion and food cultures Resists stale and misleading stereotypes, by presenting new perspectives on Japanese culture and society Makes Japanese society accessible to readers unfamiliar with the country Trade Review"This groundbreaking symposium will serve scholars well as a reference volume ... Challenging yet accessible, this is essential stock for all academic libraries, and for reference libraries with any interest in disciplines spanned or in Far East Studies. Blackwell Companions are setting an admirable standard as they blaze new trails." Reference Reviews "This is a handsomely produced volume in the recently launched Blackwell series of companions to the major fields of anthropology. ... Well-written and comprehensively documented." Ethnic and Racial Studies “Despite the magnitude of the task, Robertson has succeeded in this collection. Taken together, these 29 original chapters provide historical and theoretical grounding across a range of subjects. The diverse approaches taken here offer insight into a great variety of cultural aspects and social players, but articulate a ‘Japan’ that eludes any claims of homogeneity.” Steffi Richter, Universität Leipzig “This Companion provides amazingly wide coverage on contemporary Japan. What's more, it challenges the very idea of anthropology in interesting ways. Although written by experts in the field, it will be of such great interest to students and others new to the field that it may well spark the imagination of the next Ruth Benedict in the making.” Kazue Muta, Osaka University “A Companion to the Anthropology of Japan is a rich collection by Japanese and international researchers that demystifies Japanese culture and society. Challenging static and ahistorical perceptions of Japan, it ranges widely across space and time to provide an innovative and critical study of minorities, gender, culture, education, family, ritual, citizenship, and more.” Mark Selden, Binghamton and Cornell Universities "This is without doubt a creative, informative, and conscientiously argued book from which anthropologists and other students of Japan will have much to learn." Current AnthropologyTable of ContentsSynopsis of Contents viii Notes on Contributors xviii Part I: Introduction 1 1 Introduction: Putting and Keeping Japan in Anthropology 3 Jennifer Robertson Part II: Cultures, Histories, and Identities 17 2 The Imperial Past of Anthropology in Japan 19 Katsumi Nakao 3 Japanese Archaeology and Cultural Properties Management: Prewar Ideology and Postwar Legacies 36 Walter Edwards 4 Feminism, Timelines, and History-Making 50 Tomomi Yamaguchi 5 Making Majority Culture 59 Roger Goodman 6 Political and Cultural Perspectives on ‘‘Insider’’ Minorities 73 Joshua Hotaka Roth 7 Japan’s Ethnic Minority: Koreans 89 Sonia Ryang 8 Shifting Contours of Class and Status 104 Glenda S. Roberts 9 The Anthropology of Japanese Corporate Management 125 Tomoko Hamada 10 Fashioning Cultural Identity: Body and Dress 153 Ofra Goldstein-Gidoni 11 Genders and Sexualities 167 Sabine Frühstück Part III: Geographies and Boundaries, Spaces and Sentiments 183 12 On the ‘‘Nature’’ of Japanese Culture, or, Is There a Japanese Sense of Nature? 185 D. P. Martinez 13 The Rural Imaginary: Landscape, Village, Tradition 201 Scott Schnell 14 Tokyo’s Third Rebuilding: New Twists on Old Patterns 218 Roman Cybriwsky 15 Japan’s Global Village: A View from the World of Leisure 231 Joy Hendry Part IV: Socialization, Assimilation, and Identification 245 16 Formal Caring Alternatives: Kindergartens and Day-Care Centers 247 Eyal Ben-Ari 17 Post-Compulsory Schooling and the Legacy of Imperialism 261 Brian J. McVeigh 18 Theorizing the Cultural Importance of Play: Anthropological Approaches to Sports and Recreation of Japan 279 Elise Edwards 19 Popular Entertainment and the Music Industry 297 Shuhei Hosokawa 20 There’s More than Manga: Popular Nonfiction Books and Magazines 314 Laura Miller Part V: Body, Blood, Self, and Nation 327 21 Biopower: Blood, Kinship, and Eugenic Marriage 329 Jennifer Robertson 22 The Ie (Family) in Global Perspective 355 Emiko Ochiai 23 Constrained Person and Creative Agent: A Dying Student’s Narrative of Self and Others 380 Susan Orpett Long 24 Nation, Citizenship, and Cinema 400 Aaron Gerow 25 Culinary Culture and the Making of a National Cuisine 415 Katarzyna Cwiertka Part VI: Religion and Science, Beliefs and Bioethics 429 26 Historical, New, and ‘‘New’’ New Religions 431 Ian Reader 27 Folk Religion and its Contemporary Issues 452 Noriko Kawahashi 28 Women Scientists and Gender Ideology 467 Sumiko Otsubo 29 Preserving Moral Order: Responses to Biomedical Technologies 483 Margaret Lock Index 501

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Book SynopsisDemonstrates the centrality of sex, gender, and sexuality to theories of human behaviors and practices. This title presents a broader view of the significance of studying same-sex cultures and sexualities across cultures.Trade Review“It is volumes like this one that allow us to see all sorts of new connections and possibilities. The vibrant thematic coherence of these articles is intellectually exciting, and one can genuinely say that, in this volume, the whole is far greater than the sum of its parts. It is a particular strength that the articles come from across the anthropological subfields.” Margaret Conkey, University of California, Berkeley “An exquisite collection! The ethnographic reach and theoretical sophistication of this reader ensure that it is destined to become a classic reference and an indispensable tool for teaching. In addition to its contributions to the study of same-sex cultures, it boldly articulates anthropology’s special claims and unique role in the study of human sexualities.” Gayle Rubin, University of Michigan “An exceptionally coherent collection, with uniformly strong contributions. Same-Sex Cultures and Sexualities is a lucid demonstration of the ways that research on same-sex sexualities has intervened in and redefined core problems and debates in anthropology and history.” Mary Hancock, University of California, Santa BarbaraTable of ContentsIntroduction: Sexualizing anthropology’s fields (Jennifer Robertson). Part 1: Anthropology’s Sexual Fields. 1. “Anthropology rediscovers sexuality: A theoretical comment.” (Carole Vance). 2. “Biological determinism and homosexuality.” (Bonnie Spanier). 3. “Feminisms, queer theories, and the archaeological study of past sexualities.” (Barbara Voss). 4. “No.” (Don Kulick). 5. “Resources for lesbian ethnographic research in the lavender archives.” (Alisa Klinger). Part 2: Problems and Propositions. 6. “Erotic anthropology: ‘ritualized homosexuality’ in Melanesia and beyond.” (Deborah Elliston). 7. “Gender, genetics, and generation: reformulating biology in lesbian kinship.” (Corinne Hayden). 8. “Transsexualism: reflections on the persistence of gender and the mutability of sex.” (Judith Shapiro). 9. “Problems encountered in writing the history of sexuality: Sources, theory and interpretation.” (Estelle B. Freedman and John D’Emilio). Part 3: Ethics, Erotics and Exercises . 10. “Choosing the sexual orientation of children.” (Edward Stein). 11. “Yoshiya Nobuko: Out and outspoken in practice and prose.” (Jennifer Robertson). 12. “Outing as performance/outing as resistance: a queer reading of Austrian (homo)sexualities.” (Matti Bunzl). 13. “Tombois in West Sumatra: constructing masculinity and erotic desire.” (Evelyn Blackwood). 14. “Freeing South Africa: the ‘modernization’ of male-male sexuality in Soweto.” (Donald Donham). 15. “Gay organizations, NGOs, and the globalization of sexual identity: the case of Bolivia.” (Timothy Wright).

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Book SynopsisJapan is arguably the first postindustrial society to embrace the prospect of human-robot coexistence. Over the past decade, Japanese humanoid robots designed for use in homes, hospitals, offices, and schools have become celebrated in the mass media and social media throughout the world. In Robo sapiens japanicus, Jennifer Robertson casts a critical eye on press releases and public relations videos that misrepresent actual robots as being as versatile and agile as their science fiction counterparts. An ethnography and sociocultural history of governmental and academic discourses of human-robot relations in Japan, this book explores how actual robots-humanoids, androids, animaloids-are imagineered in ways that reinforce the conventional sex/gender system and political-economic status quo. In addition, Robertson interrogates the notion of human exceptionalism as she considers whether civil rights should be granted to robots. Similarly, she juxtaposes how robots and robotic exoskeletons Trade Review"Jennifer Robertson’s engaging and insightful book Robo Sapiens Japanicus: Robots, Gender, Family and the Japanese Nation is one of the first scholarly works to examine the social and cultural implications of robotics in Japan. . . . Robertson’s book breaks new ground by putting the field of Japanese robotics technology into conversation with social scientific scholarship on gender, nationalism, and disability. The book will be of great interest to researchers working in these fields and will surely stimulate further work on the culture of robotics. Robertson is a gifted writer whose prose is fluid and free of jargon. Advanced undergraduate students and graduate students will encounter little difficulty in making their way through the text. They and other readers will be well rewarded for doing so." * Social Science Japan *"At a time when mainstream English-language media tends to uncritically buy into the Japanese government/corporate vision of a utopian robot future, Robertson’s thoroughly researched and insightful dismantling of the myths and propaganda surrounding Japanese robots is incredibly valuable." * Japanese Studies *"Anyone with even a passing interest in robotics in Japan would naturally enjoy this book, but the benefit of its insights extends to all those interested in the workings of contemporary Japan." * Journal of Japanese Studies *"This book is a vital contribution to the history and anthropology of robotics and offers insightful critiques of gendered and ableist assumptions underlying robot designs past and present." * Technology and Culture *Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgments Author’s Notes 1. Robot Visions 2. Innovation as Renovation 3. Families of Future Past 4. Embodiment and Gender 5. Robot Rights vs. Human Rights 6. Cyborg-Ableism beyond the Uncanny (Valley) 7. Robot Reality Check Notes Bibliography Index

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