Böcker av Eyal Ben-Ari

This book explores the roles cultural intermediaries play in East Asian cinema. Based on extensive original research, and viewing cinema from the social science perspective which emphasizes the social processes entailed in the cultural production, circulation, and consumption of films and the social relations they involve, rather than studying films as texts, the book examines issues such as the differences between individual and collective intermediaries, the diverse resources and services that they mediate, their social background and targeted audiences, and the political implications of their work. One important conclusion is that cultural intermediaries have been central to creating the whole "idea" of East Asian cinema.

This book offers a comparative study of military reserves in contemporary democracies.

First Published in 1991. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

First Published in 1997. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Studies of the military that deal with the actual experience of troops in the field are still rare in the social sciences. In fact, this ethnographic study of an elite unit in the Israeli Defense Force is the only one of its kind. As an officer of this unit and a professional anthropologist, the author was ideally positioned for his role.

Offers a survey of the childhood education system in Japan. This book opens up a range of questions about the future of traditional childcare in the climate of globalization. It examines the individuals and resources that allow such institutions to function: administrators, teachers, and the role of the state in standardizing preschool education.

This book studies the place of "body practices" and the management of emotions in Japanese pre-schools, focusing on a number of key issues related to embodiment and to affects. It examines this set of themes through the early childhood education institution Katsura "Hoikuen" (day-care centre).

Examines the Japanese cultural impact on Southeast Asia. The text considers the consequences of such impact in Singapore, a Southeast Asian society in which the Japanese presence is so visible as to make it a regional paradigm for a study of cultural influence in the region.