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The happy youth of a desperate country : the disconnect between Japan's malaise and its millennials
Author
古市憲寿, 1985-
Uniform Title
Zetsubō no kuni no kōfuku na wakamonotachi. English
絶望の国の幸福な若者たち. English
Title
The happy youth of a desperate country : the disconnect between Japan's malaise and its millennials / Noritoshi Furuichi ; translated by Raj Mahtani = Zetsubō no kuni no kōfuku na wakamonotachi ' chosha Furuichi Noritoshi ; yakusha Rāji Matani.
The happy youth of a desperate country : the disconnect between Japan's malaise and its millennials / Noritoshi Furuichi ; translated by Raj Mahtani = 絶望の国の幸福な若者たち / 著者古市憲寿 ; 訳者ラージ・マタニ.
ISBN
9784916055835
4916055837
Edition
First edition.
Publication
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo : Japan Publishing Industry Foundation for Culture, 2017.
Physical Description
ix, 281 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Notes
"This book is a translation of the paperback edition of Zetsubō no kuni no kōfuku na wakamono-tachi, first published in 2011 and then released in paperback form in 2015, both published by Kodansha Ltd." -- Title page verso
Translated from the original Japanese into English.
Summary
"Young people in present-day Japan, a socially-polarized society, have been reportedly "unhappy." According to statistics, however, 80 percent of them are currently "satisfied" with life. By drawing attention to this very fact, The Happy Youth of a Desperate Country, a magnum opus by acclaimed sociologist Noritoshi Furuichi, has revolutionized the discourse on youth theory in Japan. Containing more than six hundred footnotes, this work offers a probing examination of the portrait of "young people" and serves as the definitive edition for anyone seeking to attain a wide-ranging grasp of Japan and its "young people," from a defining voice of their generation"--Back cover.
Variant and related titles
Disconnect between Japan's malaise and its millennials
Zetsubō no kuni no kōfuku na wakamonotachi
絶望の国の幸福な若者たち
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
April 07, 2017
Series
Japan library
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Contents
The rise and fall of "young people"
The restless young
The "collapse" of "Japan"?
The youths who stand up for Japan
The great East Japan earthquake and the young people who met expectations
The happy youth of a desperate country
Supplementary chapter: a conversation with Takeru Satō.
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