Research Catalog

Details

Additional authors

1. Mahtani, Raj

Description

1. ix, 281 pages : illustrations; 23 cm

Summary

1. "Young people in present-day Japan, a socially-polarized society, have been reportedly "unhappy." According to statistics, however, 80 percent of them are currently "satisfied" with life. By drawing attention to this very fact, The Happy Youth of a Desperate Country, a magnum opus by acclaimed sociologist Noritoshi Furuichi, has revolutionized the discourse on youth theory in Japan. Containing more than six hundred footnotes, this work offers a probing examination of the portrait of "young people" and serves as the definitive edition for anyone seeking to attain a wide-ranging grasp of Japan and its "young people," from a defining voice of their generation"--Back cover.

Series statement

1. Japan library

Uniform title

1. 望の国の幸福な若者たち. English
2. Zetsubō no kuni no kōfuku na wakamonotachi. English
3. Japan library (Shuppan Bunka Sangyō Shinkō Zaidan)

Alternative title

1. 望の国の幸福な若者たち.
2. Zetsubō no kuni no kōfuku na wakamonotachi.
3. Disconnect between Japan's malaise and its millennials
4. 望の国の幸福な若者たち
5. Zetsubō no kuni no kōfuku na wakamonotachi

Subject

1. Japan
2. Social conditions
3. Youth > Japan > Social life and customs > 21st century
4. Japan > Social conditions > 21st century
5. Gesellschaftsleben
6. Chōsen Kōgei Kenkyūkai
7. Youth > Japan > Social conditions > 21st century
8. 2000-2099
9. Youth > Attitudes
10. Jugend
11. Youth > Social life and customs
12. Youth > Social conditions
13. Youth > Japan > Attitudes

Contents

1. The rise and fall of "young people" -- The restless young -- The "collapse" of "Japan"? -- The youths who stand up for Japan -- The great East Japan earthquake and the young people who met expectations -- The happy youth of a desperate country -- Supplementary chapter: a conversation with Takeru Satō.

Call number

1. JFD 17-4166

Note

1. "This book is a translation of the paperback edition of Zetsubō no kuni no kōfuku na wakamono-tachi, first published in 2011 and then released in paperback form in 2015, both published by Kodansha Ltd." -- Title page verso
2. Japanese title from colophon.

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references.

Source (note)

1. Japan Publishing Industry Foundation for Culture;

Language (note)

1. Translated from the original Japanese into English.

Author

1. Furuichi, Noritoshi, 1985- author.

Alternate script for author

1. 古市憲寿, 1985- author.

Alternate script for uniform title

1. 望の国の幸福な若者たち. English

Title

1. The happy youth of a desperate country : the disconnect between Japan's malaise and its millennials / Noritoshi Furuichi ; translated by Raj Mahtani = Zetsubō no kuni no kōfuku na wakamono-tachi / chosha Furuichi Noritoshi ; yakusha Rāji Matani.

Alternate script for title

1. The happy youth of a desperate country : the disconnect between Japan's malaise and its millennials / Noritoshi Furuichi ; translated by Raj Mahtani = 望の国の幸福な若者たち / 著者古市憲寿 ; 訳者ラージ・マタニ.

Publisher

1. Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo : Japan Publishing Industry Foundation for Culture, 2017.

Edition

1. First edition.

Type of content

1. text

Type of medium

1. unmediated

Type of carrier

1. volume

Series

1. Japan library
2. Japan library (Shuppan Bunka Sangyō Shinkō Zaidan)

Bibliography

1. Includes bibliographical references.

Language

1. Translated from the original Japanese into English.

Source

1. Gift; Japan Publishing Industry Foundation for Culture; 2017.

Chronological term

1. 2000-2099

Added author

1. Mahtani, Raj, translator.

Added title page title

1. Zetsubō no kuni no kōfuku na wakamonotachi

Alternate script for added title page title

1. 望の国の幸福な若者たち

LCCN

1. 2017395629

ISBN

1. 9784916055835
2. 4916055837

Research call number

1. JFD 17-4166