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The happy youth of a desperate country : the disconnect between Japan's malaise and its millennials /

"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 magnu...

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Main Authors: 古市憲寿, 1985- (Author)
Group Author: Mahtani, Raj (Translator)
Published: Japan Publishing Industry Foundation for Culture,
Publisher Address: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo :
Publication Dates: 2017.
©2011
Literature type: Photo
Language: English
Japanese
Edition: First edition.
Series: Japan library
Subjects:
Chōsen Kōgei Kenkyūkai
2000-2099
Youth > Japan > Attitudes.
Youth > Japan > Social conditions > 21st century.
Youth > Japan > Social life and customs > 21st century.
Social Conditions.
Youth > Attitudes.
Youth > Social conditions.
Youth > Social life and customs.
Jugend.
Gesellschaftsleben
青少年.
Japan > Social conditions > 21st century.
Japan.
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.
Item Description: Exchange.
"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.
Carrier Form: ix, 281 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN: 9784916055835 :
4916055837
Index Number: HQ799
CLC: D731.385
Call Number: D731.385/F992
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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