The Culture of Japan as Seen through Its Leisure

Marc Notes: Conference papers...1995; Avail. in cloth at $83.50 pass portions of MCSE examPublisher Marketing: The Culture of Japan as Seen through Its Leisure brings together scholars of various disciplines from around the globe to discuss different forms of leisure activities in past and present Japan, thus enriching our knowledge of Japanese culture. Arranged in five sections, the volume focuses on everyday activities such as leisure, sports, travel and nature, theater and music, playing games, and gambling. The editors place the treated leisure activities into a historical frame of reference and relate them to the well-known classification scheme of games by Roger Caillois.

Contributor Bio:  Fruhstuck, Sabine Sabine Fruhstuck is Professor of Modern Japanese Cultural Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara. She is coeditor of "The Culture of Japan as Seen through Its Leisure "(1998) and "Neue Geschichten der Sexualitat: Beispiele aus Ostasien und Zentraleuropa 1700-2000 "(1999). She is currently completing a book on military-societal relations in modern Japan, entitled "Avant-garde: The Army of the Future". Contributor Bio:  Linhart, Sepp Linhart is Professor of Japanese Studies at the Institute for Japanese Studies at the University of Vienna.