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Record Nr.

UNINA9910787162003321

Autore

Hein Patrick

Titolo

The Goddess and the dragon : a study on identity strength and psychosocial resilience in Japan / / by Patrick Hein

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Newcastle upon Tyne, England : , : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

1-4438-6872-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (113 p.)

Disciplina

353.70952

Soggetti

Art and state - Japan

Material culture - Japan

Popular culture - Japan - History - 20th century

Popular culture and globalization

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.

Nota di contenuto

TABLE OF CONTENTS; LIST OF TABLES; LIST OF FIGURES; LIST OF APPENDICES; PREFACE; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER FOUR; FINAL THOUGHT; APPENDIX A; APPENDIX B

Sommario/riassunto

Neoliberal globalization affects the livelihoods and socio-economic conditions of people all over the world. This is also true for Japan where increased foreign trade and foreign investments have dramatically changed the internal landscape of the country during recent decades. There are many social groups for whom globalization has brought positive changes. International Japanese companies and their employees, for example, have benefited from the commercial expansion and rise in trade exchang...