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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Duke Univ Pr
Publication date
November 1, 2001
Pages
294
Binding
Paperback
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780822328162
ISBN-10
082232816X
Dimensions
1 by 5.75 by 8.50 in.
Weight
1.05 lbs.
Original list price
$24.95
Other format details
university press
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Summaries and Reviews
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Over the past few decades, many young Japanese women have emerged as Japanâs most enthusiastic âinternationalists,â investing in study or work abroad, or in romance with Western men as opportunities to circumvent what they consider their countryâs oppressive corporate and family structures. Drawing on a rich supply of autobiographical narratives, as well as literary and cultural texts, Karen Kelsky situates this phenomenon against a backdrop of profound social change in Japan and within an intricate network of larger global forces.
In exploring the promises, limitations, and contradictions of these âoccidental longings,â Women on the Verge exposes the racial and erotic politics of transnational mobility. Kelsky shows how female cosmopolitanism recontextualizes the well-known Western male romance with the Orient: Japanese women are now the agents, narrating their own desires for the âmodernâ West in ways that seem to defy Japanese nationalism as well as long-standing relations of power not only between men and women but between Japan and the West. While transnational movement is not available to all Japanese women, Kelsky shows that the desire for the foreign permeates many Japanese womenâs lives. She also reveals how this feminine allegiance to the Westâand particularly to white menâcan impose its own unanticipated hegemonies of race, sexuality, and capital.
Combining ethnography and literary analysis, and bridging anthropology and cultural studies, Women on the Verge will also appeal to students and scholars of Japan studies, feminism, and global culture.
In exploring the promises, limitations, and contradictions of these âoccidental longings,â Women on the Verge exposes the racial and erotic politics of transnational mobility. Kelsky shows how female cosmopolitanism recontextualizes the well-known Western male romance with the Orient: Japanese women are now the agents, narrating their own desires for the âmodernâ West in ways that seem to defy Japanese nationalism as well as long-standing relations of power not only between men and women but between Japan and the West. While transnational movement is not available to all Japanese women, Kelsky shows that the desire for the foreign permeates many Japanese womenâs lives. She also reveals how this feminine allegiance to the Westâand particularly to white menâcan impose its own unanticipated hegemonies of race, sexuality, and capital.
Combining ethnography and literary analysis, and bridging anthropology and cultural studies, Women on the Verge will also appeal to students and scholars of Japan studies, feminism, and global culture.
Editions
Hardcover
With Rey Chow (other contributor), Masao Miyoshi (other contributor), Harry Harootunian (other contributor) |
from Duke Univ Pr (November 1, 2001)
9780822328056 | details & prices | 294 pages | 6.00 × 8.50 × 1.00 in. | 1.35 lbs | List price $89.95
About: Over the past few decades, many young Japanese women have emerged as Japanâs most enthusiastic âinternationalists,â investing in study or work abroad, or in romance with Western men as opportunities to circumvent what they consider their countryâs oppressive corporate and family structures.
About: Over the past few decades, many young Japanese women have emerged as Japanâs most enthusiastic âinternationalists,â investing in study or work abroad, or in romance with Western men as opportunities to circumvent what they consider their countryâs oppressive corporate and family structures.
Paperback
The price comparison is for this edition
With Rey Chow (other contributor), Masao Miyoshi (other contributor), Harry Harootunian (other contributor) |
from Duke Univ Pr (November 1, 2001)
9780822328162 | details & prices | 294 pages | 5.75 × 8.50 × 1.00 in. | 1.05 lbs | List price $24.95
About: Over the past few decades, many young Japanese women have emerged as Japanâs most enthusiastic âinternationalists,â investing in study or work abroad, or in romance with Western men as opportunities to circumvent what they consider their countryâs oppressive corporate and family structures.
About: Over the past few decades, many young Japanese women have emerged as Japanâs most enthusiastic âinternationalists,â investing in study or work abroad, or in romance with Western men as opportunities to circumvent what they consider their countryâs oppressive corporate and family structures.
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