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Think global, fear local : sex, violence, and anxiety in contemporary Japan
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Think global, fear local : sex, violence, and anxiety in contemporary Japan / David Leheny.
ISBN
0801444187 (cloth : alk. paper)
Published
Ithaca, N.Y. : Cornell University Press, 2006.
Physical Description
xi, 230 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
July 07, 2006
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [193]-220) and index.
Contents
Fear, norms, and politics in contemporary Japan
A "vague anxiety" in 1990s Japan
"Whatever it is, it's bad, so stop it"
Guidance, protection, and punishment in Japan's child sex laws
Trust in Japan, not in counterterrorism
The self-fulfilling afterthought
Local scapegoats and other unintended consequences.
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