Bicycle Citizens: The Political World of the Japanese Housewife (Asia: Local Studies/ Global Themes)

by RobinMLeBlanc (Author)

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  1999

  $29.26

  While the typical Japanese male politician glides through his district in air-conditioned taxis, the typical female voter trundles along the side streets on a simple bicycle. Studying the politics of the average female citizen in Japan, this title argues that this taxi-bicycle contrast reaches deeply into Japanese society.