Authors:David N. Laband, Deborah Hendry Heinbuch,
Publisher: Lexington Books
Keywords: laws, sunday, closing, politics, economics, history, blue
Number of Pages: 240
Published: 1987-10
List price: $37.95
ISBN-10: 0669124168
ISBN-13: 9780669124163

Author: Joy Hendry
Publisher: Routledge
Keywords: japanese, studies, routledgecurzon, institute, play, nissan, japan
Number of Pages: 336
Published: 2005-12-12
List price: $39.95
ISBN-10: 0415379377
ISBN-13: 9780415379373

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 that seem like play in

Author: Ron Hendry
Publisher: Hendry Publishing
Keywords: sun, day, athens
Number of Pages: 432
Published: 2006-05-13
List price: $24.95
ISBN-10: 0977435008
ISBN-13: 9780977435005

"Athens’ Day in the Sun" is the story of an early high school basketball dynasty in the small town of Athens, Texas from 1927 through 1934. The huge success of these Athens Hornet teams was of strong national interest and enhanced the popularity of the sport of basketball. The account begins with Athens long struggle to become competitive and then covers their amazing successes during the glory years. Along the way, the book sets about to describe the way of life in rural East Texas during the twenties and thirties. Included are over 150 photos, box scores, and illustrations with some ph

Author: Joy Hendry
Publisher: Routledge
Keywords: research, methods, series, asa, field, japan, glimpses, life, anthropologist
Number of Pages: 184
Published: 1999-03-23
List price: $41.95
ISBN-10: 0415195748
ISBN-13: 9780415195744

An Anthropologist in Japan is a highly personal narrative which draws the reader into a fascinating cross-section of Japanese life. Joy Hendry tells the story of her nine-month period of fieldwork in a Japanese seaside town. She originally sets out on a study of politeness, but a host of unpredictable events--including a volcanic eruption, a suicide and her son’s involvement with the family of a powerful local gangster--dramatically changes the direction of her research. In vignettes that illuminate the education system, religious beliefs, politics, family and neighborhood in modern

Author: Joy Hendry
Publisher: Routledge
Keywords: japanese, routledge, studies, institute, nissan, society, understanding
Number of Pages: 256
Published: 2003-07-22
List price: $195.00
ISBN-10: 0415263824
ISBN-13: 9780415263825

As Japan enters the 21st century with a new emperor, this title continues to be an indispensable guide through often enigmatic and historical idiosyncrasies of Japanese culture and politics that are often confusing to the outsider. Fully updated, revised and expanded, this is a welcome new edition of this best-selling book that has provided an accessible and readable introduction to Japanese society over the years. Now containing some of the most up-to-date information on Japanese cultural and political trends, this essential title includes timely information on the latest social development

Author: Hendry
Publisher: Other
Keywords: adolescence, society, life, amp, leisure, peoples
Number of Pages: 209
Published: 1993-11-15
List price: $62.95
ISBN-10: 0415043492
ISBN-13: 9780415043496

Author: David F. Hendry
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Keywords: econometric, methodology, essays, science, alchemy, econometrics
Number of Pages: 560
Published: 2001-01-04
List price: $60.00
ISBN-10: 0198293542
ISBN-13: 9780198293545

A text on econometric modeling in economics, analyzing the various conflicting methods in use today, reviewing the benefits and drawbacks of each. Uses empirical applications, Monte Carlo simulations, and theoretical and econometric analyses to determine best practice as regards the competing approaches. Softcover.