Atomic Sushi: Notes from the Heart of Japan - Couverture souple

May, Simon

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 184688022X ISBN 13 : 9781846880223

Editeur : Alma Books Ltd, 2007

Synopsis

As the first British Professor of Philosophy since 1882 to be invited to teach at the prestigious and enigmatic University of Tokyo - the Oxbridge of Japan - Simon May enjoyed a degree of access denied to other commentators. Each chapter of the book focuses on some everyday human matter, such as love, death, bureaucracy, hygiene, food, toilets, commuting, education, marriage and memory. Japanese attitudes to such issues are explored through a mixture of lighthearted anecdote and trenchant analysis, and through his vivid accounts of Kafkaesque bureaucracy, flying goldfish, gangsters at funerals, businessmen paying good money to be whipped, doctors faking death certificates and cover-ups at all levels of society. "Atomic Sushi" is the first book to provide so much anecdotal material and the first book to herald Japan's resurgence after over a decade of recession.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Dr Simon May is Fellow in Philosophy at Birkbeck College, University of London. His writing draws not only on his wide philosophical learning, but also on his experience outside academia, in international politics and business. Dr May has been a close adviser to various world statesmen, held senior positions in the European Union, and served on the Board of Directors of both public and private companies.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Alma Books Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2007
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 184688022X
• ISBN 13: 9781846880223
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 300
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• Personne responsable: non disponible