Bibliograph

The passenger, Japan, photography, Pietro Masturzo ; illustrations, Edoardo Massa ; infographics and cartography, Pietro Buffa ; translators, Tina Kover (French), Katherine Gregor (Italian), Polly Barton (Japanese)

Type

Label

The passenger, Japan, photography, Pietro Masturzo ; illustrations, Edoardo Massa ; infographics and cartography, Pietro Buffa ; translators, Tina Kover (French), Katherine Gregor (Italian), Polly Barton (Japanese)

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The passenger

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1227041609

Responsibility statement

photography, Pietro Masturzo ; illustrations, Edoardo Massa ; infographics and cartography, Pietro Buffa ; translators, Tina Kover (French), Katherine Gregor (Italian), Polly Barton (Japanese)

Sub title

Japan

Summary

"Visitors from the West look with amazement, and sometimes concern, at Japan's social structures and unique, complex culture industry; the gigantic scale of its tech corporations and the resilience of its traditions; the extraordinary diversity of the subcultures that flourish in its "post-human" megacities. The country nonetheless remains an intricate and complicated jigsaw puzzle, an inexhaustible source of inspiration for stories, reflections, and reportage. The subjects in this volume range from the Japanese veneration of the dead to the Tokyo music scene, from urban alienation to cinema, from sumo to toxic masculinity. Caught between an ageing population and extreme post-modernity, Japan is an ideal observation point from which to understand our age and the one to come."--, Goodreads.com

Target audience

adult

resource.variantTitle

Japan

Classification