Gambling with Virtue, Japanese Women and the Search for Self in a Changing Nation

Gambling with Virtue, Japanese Women and the Search for Self in a Changing Nation
Nancy Ross Rosenberger
CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  2001 •  PAPER  • 344 PAGES

In this intriguing work of social analysis, Rosenberger follows the fates of Japanese women from the 1970s through the 1990s, looking carefully at changing experiences, demands and notions of identity. A cultural anthropologist by training, the author builds a portrait of Japanese society through the personal experiences of dozens of women.  (JPN129, $28.00)





 
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