Law in everyday Japan : sex, sumo, suicide, and statutes / Mark D. West.
Publisher's description: A compilation of case studies centred on seven everyday themes, from karaoke-based noise complaints to debt-induced suicide, this book offers a portrait of the way law intermingles with social norms, historically ingrained ideas, & cultural mores in Japan.
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Format: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Chicago :
University of Chicago Press,
2005.
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Summary: | Publisher's description: A compilation of case studies centred on seven everyday themes, from karaoke-based noise complaints to debt-induced suicide, this book offers a portrait of the way law intermingles with social norms, historically ingrained ideas, & cultural mores in Japan. |
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Physical Description: | xii, 279 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9780226894027 (cloth : alk. paper) 0226894029 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780226894034 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0226894037 (pbk. : alk. paper) |