£144.93

Routledge Japan at Play: The Ludic and Logic of Power (Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese Studies)

Price data checked 5 days ago

View at Amazon

Price History & Forecast

Last 86 days • 86 data points (No recent data available)

Historical
Generating forecast...
£145.05 £135.27 £137.40 £139.54 £141.67 £143.81 £145.94 25 January 2026 15 February 2026 08 March 2026 29 March 2026 20 April 2026

Price Distribution

Price distribution over 86 days • 3 price levels

Days at Price
Current Price
5 days 15 days 66 days · current 0 17 33 50 66 £136 £143 £145 Days at Price

Price Analysis

Most common price: £145 (66 days, 76.7%)

Price range: £136 - £145

Price levels: 3 different prices over 86 days

Description

This book explores the myth, so abused by the mass media, that the Japanese are a grey, anonymous mass of efficient, obedient workers. The articles shed light on a Japan outside officialdom, a lively Japan of tumultuous and independent thought, inefficient and aesthetic, pleasure-loving, aggressive and wasteful, creative and anti-authoritarian. The book's truly international contributors examine the role in modern Japanese society of a range of leisure and play activities, from drinking to travel, football to karaoke, tattoos to rock fandom. They explore how things which seem like play in one context are deadly serious in another, and how the fun and enjoyment may be achieved in unexpected ways. They also draw attention to the importance of such activities in understanding the deeper structure and meaning pervading all areas of the society in which they take place. This book will be of great interest to students and scholars of Japanese Studies, Sociology, Anthropology and Cultural Studies.

Product Specifications

Format
hardcover
Domain
Amazon UK
Release Date
20 September 2001
Listed Since
09 February 2007

Barcode

No barcode data available

Similar Products You Might Like

Ideology and Practice in Modern Japan (Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese Studies)
94% match

Ideology and Practice in Modern Japan (Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese Studies)

Routledge

£131.92 11 Jan 2026
A Sociology of Japanese Youth: From Returnees to NEETs (Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese Studies)
93% match

A Sociology of Japanese Youth: From Returnees to NEETs (Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese Studies)

Routledge

£142.60 07 Feb 2026
Routledge Language and Popular Culture in Japan Book
92% match

Routledge Language and Popular Culture in Japan Book

Routledge

£144.93 20 Apr 2026
Popular Culture, Globalization and Japan (Routledge Studies in Asia's Transformations)
92% match

Popular Culture, Globalization and Japan (Routledge Studies in Asia's Transformations)

Routledge

£148.99 09 Mar 2026
Routledge Sport and Body Politics in Japan - Academic Study
92% match

Routledge Sport and Body Politics in Japan - Academic Study

Routledge

£125.00 19 Apr 2026
Japanese Popular Culture (Critical Concepts in Asian Studies)
92% match

Japanese Popular Culture (Critical Concepts in Asian Studies)

Routledge

£1,056.31 10 Dec 2025
Routledge Social Class in Contemporary Japan - Academic Book
92% match

Routledge Social Class in Contemporary Japan - Academic Book

Routledge

£131.84 19 Apr 2026
Configurations of Family in Contemporary Japan (Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese Studies)
92% match

Configurations of Family in Contemporary Japan (Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese Studies)

Routledge

£148.99 10 Apr 2026
Routledge Ceremony and Ritual in Japan - Anthropology Book
92% match

Routledge Ceremony and Ritual in Japan - Anthropology Book

Routledge

£141.85 15 Apr 2026
Routledge Making Japanese Heritage - Japan Anthropology Series
92% match

Routledge Making Japanese Heritage - Japan Anthropology Series

Routledge

£127.09 17 Apr 2026
Ceremony and Ritual in Japan: Religious Practices in an Industrialized Society (Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese Studies)
92% match

Ceremony and Ritual in Japan: Religious Practices in an Industrialized Society (Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese Studies)

Routledge

£55.34 07 Mar 2026
Reconstructing Adult Masculinities: Part-time Work in Contemporary Japan (Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese Studies)
92% match

Reconstructing Adult Masculinities: Part-time Work in Contemporary Japan (Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese Studies)

Routledge

£140.51 10 Mar 2026
Modern Japanese Culture and Society (Routledge Library of Modern Japan)
92% match

Modern Japanese Culture and Society (Routledge Library of Modern Japan)

Routledge

£679.07 13 Jan 2026
Japan, Sport and Society: Tradition and Change in a Globalizing World (Sport in the Global Society)
92% match

Japan, Sport and Society: Tradition and Change in a Globalizing World (Sport in the Global Society)

Routledge

£148.99 08 Mar 2026
Japan’s New Ruralities: Coping with Decline in the Periphery (Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese Studies)
92% match

Japan’s New Ruralities: Coping with Decline in the Periphery (Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese Studies)

Routledge

£110.62 09 Mar 2026
Routledge - Images Of Japanese Society Hb Book
92% match

Routledge - Images Of Japanese Society Hb Book

Routledge

£205.33 04 Mar 2026
Perversion and Modern Japan: Psychoanalysis, Literature, Culture (Routledge Contemporary Japan Series)
92% match

Perversion and Modern Japan: Psychoanalysis, Literature, Culture (Routledge Contemporary Japan Series)

Routledge

£46.61 20 Feb 2026
Life Course, Happiness and Well-being in Japan (Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese Studies)
92% match

Life Course, Happiness and Well-being in Japan (Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese Studies)

Routledge

£42.99 07 Mar 2026
Routledge Japan And Asian Modernities - Japanese Studies Book
92% match

Routledge Japan And Asian Modernities - Japanese Studies Book

Routledge

£140.35 17 Apr 2026
Difference and Modernity: Social Theory and Contemporary Japanese Society (Routledge Library Editions: Japan)
92% match

Difference and Modernity: Social Theory and Contemporary Japanese Society (Routledge Library Editions: Japan)

Routledge

£136.11 06 Feb 2026
Japan, Sport and Society: Tradition and Change in a Globalizing World (Sport in the Global Society)
92% match

Japan, Sport and Society: Tradition and Change in a Globalizing World (Sport in the Global Society)

Routledge

£69.40 24 Feb 2026
Rethinking Japanese Studies: Eurocentrism and the Asia-Pacific Region (Routledge Contemporary Japan Series)
91% match

Rethinking Japanese Studies: Eurocentrism and the Asia-Pacific Region (Routledge Contemporary Japan Series)

Routledge

£45.06 12 Mar 2026
Sport, Memory and Nationhood in Japan: Remembering the Glory Days (Sport in the Global Society – Contemporary Perspectives)
91% match

Sport, Memory and Nationhood in Japan: Remembering the Glory Days (Sport in the Global Society – Contemporary Perspectives)

Routledge

£127.67 11 Jan 2026
Perversion and Modern Japan: Psychoanalysis, Literature, Culture (Routledge Contemporary Japan Series)
91% match

Perversion and Modern Japan: Psychoanalysis, Literature, Culture (Routledge Contemporary Japan Series)

Routledge

£131.92 15 Dec 2025