{"product_id":"9781138971646","title":"Constructs for Understanding Japan","description":"\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1989. This volume has emerged from the International Colloquium on the Comparative Study of Japanese Society. Held at Noosa Heads in Queensland from 29 January to 6 February 1982, the colloquium brought together participants from eight countries to discuss about thirty papers. The participants came with a common sense of dissatisfaction with the 'group model' or 'consensus-oriented theories' as a means of understanding Japanese society. The papers and discussion focused on alternative approaches for conceptualizing Japanese society and on methodological issues in the comparative study of Japanese society.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Routledge","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48730538017003,"sku":"00000_00000_00000_00000","price":126.33,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0758\/4484\/5803\/files\/9781138971646-1.jpg?v=1781659626","url":"https:\/\/kinokuniya.com.sg\/products\/9781138971646","provider":"Books Kinokuniya Singapore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}