| Description |
1 online resource (xx, 268 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) |
| Series |
International library of sociology. The sociology of East Asia ; v |
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International library of sociology. Sociology of East Asia ; 5
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| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Introduction; Preface; Table of Contents; List of Illustrations; Chapter I. Historical Background; Chapter II. Village Organization; Geographical Orientation; Suye Mura and Near-by Towns; Village and Hamlet; The Organization of the buraku; Formation of a New buraku; The Co-operative Neighbourhood Group; Agricultural Products, Tools, and Machines; The Seasons; Village Specialists; Mura Unifiers; Population, Immigration, and Emigration; Changing Range of the Villagers' World; Chapter III. Family and Household; Family and Adoption |
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The HouseholdParties and Banquets; Songs and Dances; Chapter IV. Forms of Co-operation; Introduction; Rotating Responsibility; Civic Co-operation; Helping Co-operation; Exchange Labour; Co-operative Credit Clubs; Exchange; Chapter V. Social Classes and Associations; Social Classes; Associations; Social Sanctions; Avoidance; Misfits; Geisha; Chapter VI. The Life-History of the Individual; Birth; Education and School; Adolescence; Conscription; Marriage; Sixty-first Birthday; Death; Chapter VII. Religion; Introduction; Shinto; Buddhism; The Popular Gods; Stones, Images, and Wayside Offerings |
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Healing PriestsBewitchment, Dog Spirits, and Foxes; Beliefs Surrounding the Three Crises of Life; The Yearly Festival Calendar; Chapter VIII. Changes Observable in the Social Organization of Suye Mura; I. Economic Base; Appendices; II. Household Expenses; III. Talks at a Meeting To Encourage Taxpaying; IV. Speech of Shinshū Priest; V. Speech of Shinto Priest; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
First published in 1998 |
| Notes |
Originally published: London : Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner, 1946 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Sociology -- Urban.
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Civilization
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Manners and customs
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Rural conditions
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| SUBJECT |
Japan -- Civilization.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85069361
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Japan -- Rural conditions.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85069570
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Sue-mura (Kumamoto-ken, Japan) -- Social life and customs
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| Subject |
Japan
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Japan -- Sue-mura (Kumamoto-ken)
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781136234545 |
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1136234543 |
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9781299851917 |
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1299851916 |
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