ISBN:
9781501731891
,
1501731890
Language:
English
Pages:
Online Ressource (xiv, 188 pages)
,
illustrations.
Series Statement:
Cornell studies in political economy
Parallel Title:
Print version Leheny, David Richard, 1967- Rules of play
DDC:
306.480952
Keywords:
Leisure Government policy
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Japan
;
Leisure Economic aspects
;
Japan
;
Japan
;
Japan
;
Leisure Government policy
;
Leisure Economic aspects
;
Leisure Economic aspects
;
Leisure Government policy
;
SPORTS & RECREATION ; Sociology of Sports
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Leisure ; Economic aspects
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Leisure ; Government policy
;
Freizeitpolitik
;
Geschichte
;
Freizeit
;
Wirtschaft
;
Recreatie
;
Overheidsbeleid
;
Nationale identiteit
;
Japan
;
Japan
;
Electronic books
;
Electronic books
Abstract:
"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
Abstract:
"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
Abstract:
"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."--Jacket
Abstract:
Guns, butter, or paragliding? -- Leisure, policy, and identity -- Prewar leisure and tourism as "politics by other means" -- Good and bad words in Japanese leisure policy in the 1970s -- The last resorts of a lifestyle superpower -- It takes ten million to meet a norm -- Failures of the imagination
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index. - Print version record
URL:
https://doi.org/10.7591/9781501731891
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