The Rules Of Play

Klappentext In tracing the development of leisure politics and the role of the state in cultural change, the author focuses on the importance of international norms and perceptions of Japanese national identity. Leheny regards globalization as a "failure of imagination" on the part of policymakers. When they absorb lessons from Western nations, they aim for a future that has already been revealed elsewhere rather than envision a locally distinctive lifestyle for citizens. Zusammenfassung The Japanese government seeks to influence the use of leisure time to a degree that Americans or Europeans would likely find puzzling. Through tourism-promotion initiatives, financing for resort development, and systematic research on recreational...

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• Authors: David Leheny, David Richard Leheny
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 29.04.2003
• EAN: 9780801440915
• ISBN: 978-0-8014-4091-5
• No. of pages: 208
• Dimensions: 60 mm x 240 mm x 20 mm
• Series: Cornell Studies in Political Economy; Cornell Studies in Political E; Cornell Studies in Political Economy; Cornell Studies in Political E
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Ethnology