Böcker av Joy Hendry

Examining Japanese parks in the context of historical examples of cultural display in Europe, the US and Australia, as well as other Asian examples, this book calls into question the easy adoption of postmodern theory as an ethnocentrically Western phenomenon. It shows that Japan has given theme parks a new mode of interpretation.

Fully updated and revised, the third edition of this popular textbook continues to introduce students to what anthropology is, what anthropologists do, how and what they contribute, and how even a limited knowledge of anthropology can help people succeed in today's world.

In this illuminating tour of humanity, Joy Hendry and Simon Underdown reveal the origins of our species, and the fabric of human society, through the discipline of anthropology. Via fascinating case studies and discoveries, they unravel our understanding of human behaviours and beliefs, including how witchcraft has been used to justify misfortune, and debunk old-fashioned ideas about race based upon the latest genetic research. They even share what our bathroom tells us about our concept of the body and ourselves. From our evolutionary ancestors, through our rites of passage, to our responses to globalization, Hendry and Underdown provide the essential first step to understanding the world as an anthropologist would in all its diversity and commonality.

An Anthropologist in Japan is a highly personal narrative which provides unique insights into many elements of Japanese life.