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9780824834289

Troubled Natures : Waste, Environment, Japan

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  • ISBN13:

    9780824834289

  • ISBN10:

    0824834283

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2011-01-30
  • Publisher: Univ of Hawaii Pr

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What does "environment" really mean in the complex, non-Western milieu of present-day Tokyo? The author explores this and other questions through a deep cultural analysis of waste in contemporary Japan.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgmentsp. ix
Introduction: Japan's Waste Shadowp. 1
Perils of Proximity: An Invisible Scourgep. 28
Mediated Anxieties: Nowhere to Hidep. 50
The Cult(ures)of Japanese Naturep. 69
Tokyo's Vermin Menacep. 85
Pure Obsession: Pollution, Outcasts, and Exclusionp. 102
Growth, Sex, Fertility, and Declinep. 133
Constructing Sustainable Japanp. 160
Conclusionsp. 193
Notesp. 201
Referencesp. 221
Indexp. 241
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