03638nam 2200733Ia 450 991115002060332120251117072701.09786612360015978128236001312823600199780520945050052094505010.1525/9780520945050(CKB)2420000000002456(EBL)837270(OCoLC)773565015(SSID)ssj0000289190(PQKBManifestationID)11211048(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000289190(PQKBWorkID)10383818(PQKB)10524914(DE-B1597)520481(OCoLC)1011129633(DE-B1597)9780520945050(Au-PeEL)EBL837270(CaPaEBR)ebr10343500(CaONFJC)MIL236001(Perlego)550859(MiAaPQ)EBC837270(EXLCZ)99242000000000245620090302d2009 ub 0engur|n|||||||||txtccrThe art of the gut manhood, power, and ethics in Japanese politics /Robin M. LeBlanc1st ed.Berkeley University of California Press20091 online resource (251 p.)Description based upon print version of record.9780520259171 0520259173 9780520259164 0520259165 Includes bibliographical references and index.Frontmatter --Contents --Acknowledgments --Note on Names --Preface --Introduction: The Power Remainder --1. Breadwinners --2. The Inheritor --3. The Paradox of Masculine Honor --4. Cheating as a Democratic Practice --5. The Art of the Gut --Conclusion: Salad and Cigarettes for Breakfast, or How to Find Democracy by Losing Your Sense of Perspective --Notes --IndexThis beautifully written ethnography follows the lives of two very different Japanese men entering political life in two very different communities. One is the rural leader of a citizens' referendum movement, while the other hopes to succeed his father in a Tokyo ward assembly. Fast-paced and engrossing, The Art of the Gut puts the reader behind the scenes to hear speeches, attend campaign functions, and eavesdrop on late-night strategy sessions and one-on-one conversations. In her groundbreaking analysis, Robin M. Le Blanc explores the the two men's differing notions of what is expected of a "good" man and demonstrates how the fundamental desire to be good men constrains their political choices even as it encourages both to become ethical agents. The result is a vibrant and up-to-date picture of politics in Japan today that also addresses masculine gender expectations in a male-dominated political world, the connection between gendered identity and ethical being, and the process by which men who are neither dominant nor marginal to their communities assert themselves both with and against power.MasculinityPolitical aspectsJapanMenPolitical activityJapanPolitical cultureJapanJapanPolitics and government1989-MasculinityPolitical aspectsMenPolitical activityPolitical culture320.952081LeBlanc Robin M.1966-792106MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9911150020603321The art of the gut4878867UNINA