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An anthropologist in Japan

glimpses of life in the field

by Joy Hendry

1999 167 pages eng

An Anthropologist in Japan is a highly personal narrative which draws the reader into a fascinating cross-section of Japanese life. Joy Hendry relates her experiences during a nine-month period of fieldwork in a Japanese seaside town. She sets out on a study of politeness but a variety of unpredicta…

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