The happy youth of a desperate country : the disconnect between Japan's malaise and its millennials / Noritoshi Furuichi ; translated by Raj Mahtani.
Furuichi, Noritoshi, 1985- author.; Mahtani, Raj, translator.
2017
HQ799.J3 F8613 2017 (Mapit)
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Title
The happy youth of a desperate country : the disconnect between Japan's malaise and its millennials / Noritoshi Furuichi ; translated by Raj Mahtani.
Author
Furuichi, Noritoshi, 1985- author.
Uniform Title
Zetsubō no kuni no kōfuku na wakamonotachi. English
Edition
First edition, English edition.
ISBN
9784916055835 (hardcover)
4916055837 (hardcover)
Published
Tokyo : Japan Publishing Industry Foundation for Culture, [2017]
Copyright
©2017
Language
English
Language Note
Translated from the original Japanese into English.
Description
ix, 281 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Call Number
HQ799.J3 F8613 2017
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.
Note
"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
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references.
Added Author
Mahtani, Raj, translator.
Series
Japan library (Shuppan Bunka Sangyō Shinkō Zaidan)
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