{"product_id":"understanding-japanese-society-paperback-1","title":"Understanding Japanese Society - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoy Hendry\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eEmma E. Cook\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this welcome new sixth edition of the bestselling textbook \u003ci\u003eUnderstanding Japanese Society, \u003c\/i\u003e Joy Hendry and Emma E. Cook take the reader into the heart of Japanese life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoy Hendry \u003c\/strong\u003eis Professor Emerita of Oxford Brookes University, UK, and has held visiting associations with Tokyo, Dōshisha, and Keio universities, carried out fieldwork over 50 years, and published many books and articles on the social anthropology of Japan. A recent book \u003ci\u003eAn Affair with a Village \u003c\/i\u003e(2021) tells a more personal story. In 2017, she was awarded the Order of the Rising Sun by the Japanese government.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEmma E. Cook \u003c\/strong\u003eis Professor of Modern Japanese Studies at Hokkaido University, Japan. Previous publications include a book titled \u003ci\u003eReconstructing Adult Masculinities: Part-Time Work in Contemporary Japan \u003c\/i\u003e(2016), an edited volume with Allison Alexy called \u003ci\u003eIntimate Japan: Ethnographies of Closeness and Conflict \u003c\/i\u003e(2018), and articles in \u003ci\u003eCulture, Medicine and Psychiatry\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAsian Anthropology\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSocial Science Japan Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, among others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 326\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.72 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 06, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67914463576318,"sku":"9781032871530","price":93.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0826\/8716\/4670\/files\/dly93E2dHd9781032871530.webp?v=1793357508","url":"https:\/\/123learningstore.com\/products\/understanding-japanese-society-paperback-1","provider":"123 Learning Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}