Lovesick Japan : : Sex * Marriage * Romance * Law / / Mark D. West.

In Lovesick Japan, Mark D. West explores an official vision of love, sex, and marriage in contemporary Japan. A comprehensive body of evidence-2,700 court opinions-describes a society characterized by a presupposed absence of physical and emotional intimacy, affection, and personal connections. In c...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Backlist (2000-2014) eBook Package
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Place / Publishing House:Ithaca, NY : : Cornell University Press, , [2011]
©2011
Year of Publication:2011
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (272 p.) :; 3 charts/graphs, 6 tables
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Explanatory Notes
  • Introduction
  • 1. Judging
  • 2. Love
  • 3. Coupling
  • 4. Private Sex
  • 5. Commodified Sex
  • 6. Divorce
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Index