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100	1		_aLeheny, David Richard, _d1967- _eauthor. _9416109
245	1	4	_aThe rules of play : _bnational identity and the shaping of Japanese leisure / _cDavid Leheny.
264		1	_aIthaca : _bCornell University Press, _c[2003]
264		4	_c©2003
300			_axiv, 188 pages : _billustrations ; _c24 cm.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
490	1		_aCornell studies in political economy
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0	0	_gCh. 1. _tGuns, Butter, or Paragliding? -- _gCh. 2. _tLeisure, Policy, and Identity -- _gCh. 3. _tPrewar Leisure and Tourism as "Politics by Other Means" -- _gCh. 4. _tGood and Bad Words in Japanese Leisure Policy in the 1970s -- _gCh. 5. _tThe Last Resorts of a Lifestyle Superpower -- _gCh. 6. _tIt Takes Ten Million to Meet a Norm -- _gCh. 7. _tFailures of the Imagination.
520	1		_a"The Japanese government seeks to influence the use of leisure time to a degree that Americans and Europeans would likely find puzzling. Through tourism-promotion initiatives, financing for resort development, and systematic research on recreational practices, the government takes a relentless interest in its citizens' "free time." David Leheny argues that material interests are not a sufficient explanation for such a large and consistent commitment of resources. In The Rules of Play, he reveals the link between Japan's leisure politics and its long-term struggle over national identity." "Since the Meiji Restoration, successive Japanese governments have stressed the nation's need to act like a "real" (that is, Western) advanced industrial power. As part of their express desire to catch up, generations of policymakers have examined the ways Americans and Europeans relax or have fun, then tried to persuade Japanese citizens to behave in similar fashion - while suddenly redefining these recreational choices as distinctively "Japanese."" "In tracing the development of leisure politics and the role of the state in cultural change, the author focuses on the importance of international norms and perceptions of Japanese national identity. Leheny regards globalization as a "failure of imagination" on the part of the policymakers. When they absorb lessons from Western nations, they aim for a future created elsewhere rather than envision a locally distinctive lifestyle for their fellow citizens."--BOOK JACKET.
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650		0	_aLeisure _xEconomic aspects _zJapan _9729598
830		0	_aCornell studies in political economy. _9225309
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