Description |
1 online resource (viii, 259 pages) : illustrations |
Physical Medium |
polychrome |
Description |
text file |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
Judging -- Love -- Coupling -- Private sex -- Commodified sex -- Divorce. |
Summary |
This book explores an official vision of love, sex, and marriage in contemporary Japan. A comprehensive body of evidence-2,700 court opinions-describes a society characterized by a presupposed absence of physical and emotional intimacy, affection, and personal connections. In compelling, poignant, and sometimes horrifying court cases, West finds that Japanese judges frequently opine on whether a person is in love, what other emotions a person is feeling, and whether those emotions are appropriate for the situation. |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Sex customs -- Japan.
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Sex customs. |
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Japan. |
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Love -- Japan.
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Love. |
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Marriage -- Japan.
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Marriage. |
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Divorce -- Japan.
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Divorce. |
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Japan -- Social life and customs.
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Manners and customs. |
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Japan -- Social life and customs. |
Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Subject |
Sexual practices. |
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Marriage. |
Other Form: |
Print version: West, Mark D., 1968- Lovesick Japan 9780801449475 (DLC) 2010044494 (OCoLC)671386345 |
ISBN |
9780801461026 (electronic book) |
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0801461022 (electronic book) |
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9780801449475 |
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0801449472 |
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