Contemporary Urban Japan: A Sociology of Consumption (IJURR Studies in Urban and Social Change Book Series)

This volume demonstrates a fresh approach to urban studies as well as a new way of looking at contemporary Japan which links economy and society in an innovative way.Content: Chapter 1 Approaching Japan through the Study of Consumption (pages 1–25): Chapter 2 Consumption and Urban Cultures in the Japanese City (pages 26–50): Chapter 3 The Context of Desire: The Political Economy of Consumption (pages 51–67): Chapter 4 Shopping and the Social Self (pages 58–84): Chapter 5 Gender, Class and the Internationalization of Consumption (pages 85–109): Chapter 6 Consuming Bodies: Media and the Construction and Representation of the Body (pages 110–134): Chapter 7 Sites and Sights: The Consuming Eye and the Arts of the Imagination in Japanese Tourism (pages 135–151): Chapter 8 Theorizing Consumption in Urban Japan (pages 152–168):

contemporary Japan, Despite Its Prominence In The World Economy, Has So Far Received Little Systematic Sociological Attention From Western Scholars. One Of The Most Neglected Areas Has Been Urban Sociology. This Volume Demonstrates A Fresh Approach To Urban Studies As Well As A New Way Of Looking At Contemporary Japan Which Links Economy And Society In An Innovative Way. The Book Breaks New Ground Methodologically And Conceptually By Exploring Contemporary Japanese Urban Lifestyles Through The Medium Of An Analysis Of Consumption Behavior.

The first systematic sociological study of urban Japan by a western scholar. Breaks methodological and conceptual ground by exploring contemporary Japanese urban lifestyles through an analysis of consumption behaviour. .