Introduction

Men and Masculinities in Contemporary Japan: Dislocating the Salaryman Doxa

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 1-19

  Roberson, James E ^a   Suzuki, Nobue ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

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DOI: 10.4324/9780203994955-6     Document Type: Chapter

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