04789nam a2200457 a 4500 45829 BD-DhAAL 20260804133517.0 260606t2013 nju b 001 0 eng 2012006765 9780415748780 9780415683289 9780203102084 17188291 DLC DLC BD-DhAAL pcc a-ja--- HQ1090.7.J3 D37 2013 305.310952 23 SOC008000 SOC026000 SOC032000 bisacsh Dasgupta, Romit. 60882 Re-reading the salaryman in Japan : crafting masculinities / Romit Dasgupta. New York : Routledge, 2013. xii, 204 pages ; 23 cm Routledge/Asian Sudies Association of Australia (ASAA) East Asian series Includes bibliographical references (p. [179]-199) and index. "In Japan, the figure of the suited, white-collar office worker or business executive 'salaryman' (or, arariiman), came to be associated with Japan's economic transformation following World War Two. The ubiquitous salaryman came to signify both Japanese masculinity, and Japanese corporate culture, and in this sense, the salaryman embodied 'the archetypal citizen'.This book uses the figure of he salaryman to explore masculinity in Japan by examining the salaryman as a gendered construct. Whilst there is a considerable body of literature on Japanese corporate culture and a growing acknowledgement of the role of gender, until now the focus has been almost exclusively on women in the workplace. In contrast, this book is one of the first to focus on the men within Japanese corporate culture through a gendered lens. Not only does this add to the emerging literature on masculinity in Japan, but given the important role Japanese corporate culture has played in Japan's emergence as an industrial power, Romit Dasgupta's research offers a new way of looking both at Japanese business culture, and more generally at important changes in Japanese society in recent years.Based on intensive interviews carried out with young male private sector employees in Japan, this book makes an important contribution to the study of masculinity and Japanese corporate culture, in addition to providing an insight into Japanese culture more generally. As such it will be of great interest to students and scholars of Japanese studies, Japanese society and gender studies. "-- "In Japan, the figure of the suited, white-collar office worker or business executive 'salaryman' (or, sarariiman), came to be associated with Japan's economic transformation following World War Two. The ubiquitous salaryman came to signify both Japanese masculinity, and Japanese corporate culture, and in this sense, the salaryman embodied 'the archetypal citizen'. This book uses the figure of the salaryman to explore masculinity in Japan by examining the salaryman as a gendered construct. Whilst there is a considerable body of literature on Japanese corporate culture and a growing acknowledgement of the role of gender, until now the focus has been almost exclusively on women in the workplace. In contrast, this book is one of the first to focus on the men within Japanese corporate culture through a gendered lens. Not only does this add to the emerging literature on masculinity in Japan, but given the important role Japanese corporate culture has played in Japan's emergence as an industrial power, Romit Dasgupta's research offers a new way of looking both at Japanese business culture, and more generally at important changes in Japanese society in recent years. Based on intensive interviews carried out with young male private sector employees in Japan, this book makes an important contribution to the study of masculinity and Japanese corporate culture, in addition to providing an insight into Japanese culture more generally. As such it will be of great interest to students and scholars of Japanese studies, Japanese society and gender studies"-- AAL Masculinity Japan. 61008 Corporate culture Japan. 61009 Men Japan Social conditions. 61010 Men Japan Identity. 61011 SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / General. 60878 SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General. SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies. 61012 Routledge/Asian Sudies Association of Australia (ASAA) East Asian series 61013 Ayesha Abed Library General Stacks ddc BK 48021 48021 0 0 ddc 0 0 BRACUL BRACUL 2026-06-06 Donated by Embassy of Japan in Bangladesh, Read Japan Project 2025, The Tokyo Foundation, supported by The Nippon Foundation. 0 305.310952 DAS 3010045829 2026-06-06 1 2026-06-06 BK