About-Face : How I Stumbled onto Japan's Social Revolution by Clayton Naff - 1994

Kodansha Amer Inc, 1994. Hardcover. Very Good. Very good hardcover with DJ. Pages are clean and unmarked. Foxing on upper page edge. Covers show very minor shelf wear. Binding is tight, hinges strong. Dust Jacket shows edge wear with some rubbing/scuffing and light soiling.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!

Kodansha, 1994. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.

New York: Kodansha International, 1994. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine Dust Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. (10)342pp. Notes & index.

Kodansha Amer Inc, 1994-10. Hardcover. Good.

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Kodansha America, Incorporated, 1994. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Fine, in fine, mylar-protected dust jacket. NF30

Kodansha Amer Inc, 1994-10-01. Hardcover. Used:Good.

New York: Kodansha International, 1994. First Edition. First Printing. Hardcover. Very good/very good. 342 pages. Notes, index. Signed by the author. An American journalist who has spent many years in Japan and who married into a Japanese family, Clayton Naff offers an insider's view of the transformation of this island nation. He traces the decline of authoritarian power structures, the increasing opportunities for women, the willingness of "salarymen" to quit lifetime jobs in search of more rewarding (and less exhausting) work, and other trends with far-reaching social, political, and economic implications. Extensively documented and engagingly written, About Face challenges outdated stereotypes with an informed survey of a society undergoing a quiet revolution.

New York: Kodansha Amer Inc, 1994. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Type: Book 1994/1st Edition/No Jacket/334 pages. Light age/use. Pages are clean. Binding is tight. Wraps are well-intact. "How I stumbled onto Japan's social revolution."

Contents, Red Boards & DJ appear as new, unread, unblemished, as shown on DJ.
Subtitled "How I Stumbled onto Japan's Social Revolution."
Naff shows how a society traditionally identified with rigid conformism is radically changing itself in the face of a basic human drive: the need for personal fulfillment. Alternating captivating scenes of his cross-cultural courtship with Rumiko Hirata and probing sequences of sociological interpretation, Naff offers us a compelling dispatch from this newly emerging society, a palpable portrait of a nation undergoing a collective about face. An unprecedented flowering of healthy individualism is replacing the old group mentality in Japan. Naff introduces us to a newly minted country, one whose long-held traditions and assumptions are in flux and being questioned as never before.
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Contents, Red Boards & DJ appear as new, unread, unblemished, as shown on DJ.
Subtitled "How I Stumbled onto Japan's Social Revolution."
Naff shows how a society traditionally identified with rigid conformism is radically changing itself in the face of a basic human drive: the need for personal fulfillment. Alternating captivating scenes of his cross-cultural courtship with Rumiko Hirata and probing sequences of sociological interpretation, Naff offers us a compelling dispatch from this newly emerging society, a palpable portrait of a nation undergoing a collective about face. An unprecedented flowering of healthy individualism is replacing the old group mentality in Japan. Naff introduces us to a newly minted country, one whose long-held traditions and assumptions are in flux and being questioned as never before.
Insurance & handling is included free. Extra Charges/Fees apply on Shipments Outside The U.S. and Expedited Shipments. Oversize and/or heavy books may require… Read More