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Autore |
Vogel Suzanne Hall <1931-2012.> |
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Titolo |
The Japanese family in transition [[electronic resource] ] : from the professional housewife ideal to the dilemmas of choice / / Suzanne Hall Vogel with Steven K. Vogel |
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Lanham, : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., c2013 |
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ISBN |
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1-299-25238-9 |
1-4422-2172-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (201 p.) |
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Collana |
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Asia/Pacific/Perspectives |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Families - Japan |
Housewives - Japan |
Women - Japan |
Japan Social conditions 1945- |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Preface; 1 The Postwar Ideal; 2 Mrs. Tanaka; 3 Mrs. Itou; 4 Mrs. Suzuki; 5 New Strains; Index; About the Author |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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In 1958, Suzanne and Ezra Vogel embedded themselves in a Tokyo suburban community, interviewing six middle-class families regularly for a year. Their research led to Japan's New Middle Class, a classic work on the sociology of Japan. Now, Suzanne Hall Vogel's compelling sequel traces the evolution of Japanese society over the past fifty years through the lives of three of these ordinary yet remarkable women and their daughters and granddaughters. These gripping biographies poignantly illustrate the strengths and the vulne |
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