Japanese Numbers Game

Author : T Crump
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2012-11-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781134935598

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Japanese Numbers Game by T Crump Pdf

An almost obsessional use of numbers characterizes Japanese popular culture. A wide variety of numerical formulae and strategies provide the means for explaining events and solving problems occurring in everyday life. These include such matters as the choice of the name for a child, ranking in almost any game or sport, the diagnosis and cure of illness or the decision to accept a new job. This text provides a general study of the field of Japanese popular numeracy. It introduces the reader to a world of numbers in which fortune-telling, the abacus and games involving numbers, as well as curious numerical names (of both people and places), illustrate the importance of systems of counting, calculation and forecasting. The study explores the cultural roots of attitudes towards numbers and makes suggestions about the contemporary implications of a culture in which mechanical numeracy (and number obsession) is general but the highest levels of academic mathematics still fall short of world standards.

Author : Thomas Crump
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Japan
ISBN : 0203221702

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The Japanese Numbers Game by Thomas Crump Pdf

Author : Yukio Suzuki
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2006-04-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 057203251X

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Hitori by Yukio Suzuki Pdf

Author : Joy Hendry
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2002-09-11
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781134691579

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Interpreting Japanese Society by Joy Hendry Pdf

First published in 1986, Interpreting Japanese Society became something of a classic in the field. In this newly revised and updated edition, the value of anthropological approaches to help understand an ancient and complex nation is clearly demonstrated. While living and working in Japan the contributors have studied important areas of society. Religion, ritual, leisure, family and social relations are covered as are Japanese preconceptions of time and space - often so different from Western concepts. This new edition of Interpreting Japanese Society shows what an important contribution research in such a rapidly changing industralised nation can make to the subject of anthropology. It will be welcomed by students and scholars alike who wish to find refreshing new insights on one of the world's most fascinating societies.

Author : Thomas Crump
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1992-10-15
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 0521438071

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The Anthropology of Numbers by Thomas Crump Pdf

Numbers are an important feature of almost all known cultures. In this detailed anthropological study, Thomas Crump examines how people from a wide range of diverse cultures, and from different historical backgrounds, use and understand numbers. By looking at the logical, psychological and linguistic implications, he analyses how numbers operate within different contexts. The author goes on to consider the relationship of numbers to specific themes, such as ethnoscience, politics, measurement, time, money, music, games and architecture. The Anthropology of Numbers is an original contribution to scholarship, written in a clear and accessible style. It will be of interest to anthropologists who study cognition, symbolism, primitive thought and classification, and to those in adjacent disciplines of psychology, cognitive science and mathematical social science.

Author : Penelope Francks
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 333 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2002-02-07
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781134661824

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Japanese Economic Development by Penelope Francks Pdf

This newly revised, clearly-presented text looks at Japan's economic history from the nineteenth century through to World War II. Working within a framework based on the theories and approaches of development studies, Francks demonstrates the relevance of Japan's pre-war experience to the problems facing developing countries today, and draws out the historical roots of the institutions and practices on which Japan's post-war economic miracle was based. New features include: * fresh theoretical perspectives * additional material derived from new sources * an increased number of case studies * fully up-dated references and bibliography. This broad-ranging textbook is both topical and easy-to-use and will be of immense use to those seeking an understanding of Japanese economic development.

Author : Akira Kudo
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2012-10-02
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781134750092

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Japanese-German Business Relations by Akira Kudo Pdf

This volume approaches the history of Japanese-German relations from a business history perspective. Starting with an overview of Japanese-German relations which focuses on the environment, strategies and forms of inter-firm relations, Akira Kudo then uses case studies to provide a broader picture, before finally considering strategy, organisational strategy and technology and management transfer in the light of problems identified earlier.

Author : R. P. Dore,Mari Sako
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2012-10-02
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781134741472

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How the Japanese Learn to Work by R. P. Dore,Mari Sako Pdf

Japan is regarded as a world leader in the field of education and training for improved economic performance. Yet success in Japan is often achieved by going against what is regarded as ideal practice elsewhere. This book offers the most comprehensive review available in English of the many facets of Japanese vocational education and training. Covering the system from primary education through to in job-training offered by companies, this book provides a detailed study of current practice giving equal emphasis to formal training in explicitly vocational courses, and informal training in factories, shops and offices. The authors analyse the difference between substantive 'person-changing' training and mere 'ability-labelling.' They raise important questions, such as: To what extent does the need to package skills to provide convenient qualifications distort the actual training given? How efficient is it to rely on professional trainers to certify the acquisition of skills, rather than run separate testing systems? The authors reveal how, in Japanese companies, employees are strongly motivated by pride in the successful execution of their jobs, and that much company training is carried out by colleagues.

Author : James W. Dearing
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2002-09-11
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781134892754

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Growing a Japanese Science City by James W. Dearing Pdf

Only study of Tsukuba in English Controversial predictions about success .

Author : Angela Kimi Coaldrake
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 0415165334

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Women's Gidayū and the Japanese Theatre Tradition by Angela Kimi Coaldrake Pdf

This is the first book in English on women's gidayu and introduces the performers, their music and the politics of their survival within the male-dominated world of Japanese theatre tradition. It explores the intricate web of interrelationships of personality, organization of performance in women's gidayu in contemporary Japan. Kimi Coaldrake's book is a pioneering study of a traditional and dynamic area of Japanese cultural life that has previously been little understood in the West. It will be of particular interest to those studying Japanese theatre and its music as well as those seeking insights into the contribution of women to Japanese theatre history. The CD which accompanies the book provides immediate access to rare historical recordings of the Living National Treasure Takemoto Tosahiro (1897-1992) and other famous women performers, bringing to life the popular tales of gidayu discussed in the text.

Author : Junji Banno
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 267 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2003-09-02
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781134780969

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The Establishment of the Japanese Constitutional System by Junji Banno Pdf

The 1889 Meiji constitution: how it actually worked, the establishment of the Diet and the shifting roles and interests of the parties. A Japanese classic translated by one our leading authorities.

Author : Naoko Shimazu
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2002-09-11
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781134693030

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Japan, Race and Equality by Naoko Shimazu Pdf

This study explores the Japanese motivations in raising the proposal for racial equality at the 1919 Paris Peace Conference. This is the first comprehensive analysis of an historically significant event which has not been given adequate scholarly attention in the past. The story which unfolds underlines the complexity of politics and diplomacy surrounding the racial equality proposal and analyses the effect of the failure of the proposal on Japan's politics in the 1920s and 1930s.

Author : Elise K. Tipton
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2008-03-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9781134113231

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Modern Japan by Elise K. Tipton Pdf

This thoroughly updated second edition of Modern Japan provides a concise and fascinating introduction to the social, cultural and political history of modern Japan. Ranging from the Tokugawa period to the present day, the book charts the country's evolution into a modernized, economic and political world power. Dealing with a broad and stimulating range of topics in an engaging style that will appeal to university students and the general reader, this book weaves social and political developments and balances a micro with a macro approach, introducing details about everyday lives that shed light on the bigger picture of major historical changes. Its systematic attention to gender issues, minorities and popular culture distinguishes this history and contributes to a sense of the complexity and diversity of modern Japanese society. Completely up-to-date and including many new images and a timeline that charts important events, this highly accessible and comprehensive textbook is an essential resource for students, scholars and teachers of Japanese history, politics culture and society.

Author : Helene Bowen Raddeker
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2014-04-08
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781134696192

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Treacherous Women of Imperial Japan by Helene Bowen Raddeker Pdf

An inspiring analysis of events surrounding two women's attempted assassination of the Emperor of Japan, and the separate penalties faced by these women both in terms of their death sentences and the wider context surrounding their lives.

Author : Kweku Ampiah
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2013-01-11
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781134825349

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The Dynamics of Japan's Relations with Africa by Kweku Ampiah Pdf

This is the first book to examine in-depth Japan's relations with Africa. Japan's dependence on raw materials from South Africa made it impossible for Tokyo in the 1970s and 1980s to support other African states in their fight against the minority government and its policy of apartheid. Kweku Ampiah's detailed analysis of Japan's political, economic and diplomatic relations with sub-Saharan Africa from 1974 to the early 1990s makes it clear that Japan was lukewarm in the struggle against apartheid. Case studies of Tanzania and Nigeria dissect Japan's trade, aid and investment policies in sub-Saharan Africa more widely.