Alan Macfarlane is professor of anthropology at Cambridge. He has often visited and taught in Japan. He is the author of The Glass Bathyscaphe and Letters to Lily (Profile, 2003 and 2005).
Intelligent and engaging ... an excellent book for anyone with an
interest in Japanese culture.
*Sunday Telegraph*
An elegantly arranged narrative that takes in everything from the
mythical roots of sumo to the ubiquity of Shinto shrines.
*The Times*
An engaging and well-informed analysis of Japanese culture and
society ... Readers fresh to Japanese studies will find something
fascinating on every page; those more familiar with writing on
Japan will appreciate the smaller details, many born of
Macfarlane's rich comparative insights.
*Independent*
He triumphantly decodes this enigmatic country.
*Japan Times*
A must read for businesspeople and anyone planning a visit to this
vibrant land.
*Monsters and Critics.com*
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