Secrets, sex, and spectacle : the rules of scandal in Japan and the United States /
West, Mark D., 1968-
Secrets, sex, and spectacle : the rules of scandal in Japan and the United States / Mark D. West. - Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2006. - 1 online resource (ix, 404 pages) : illustrations -
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Players -- Privacy and honor -- Groups -- Individuals -- Sex -- Apology.
A leader of a global superpower is betrayed by his mistress, who makes public the sordid details of their secret affair. His wife stands by as he denies the charges. Debates over definitions of moral leadership ensue. Sound familiar? If you guessed Clinton and Lewinsky, try again. This incident involved former Japanese prime minister Sosuke Uno and a geisha. In Secrets, Sex, and Spectacle, Mark D. West organizes the seemingly random worlds of Japanese and American scandal?from corporate fraud to baseball cheaters, political corruption to celebrity sexcapades?to explore well-ingrained similarit.
English.
9780226894119 (electronic bk.) 0226894118 (electronic bk.) 1281966770 9781281966773 (cloth ; alk. paper) (cloth ; alk. paper) 9786611966775 6611966773
10.7208/9780226894119 doi
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Uk
Scandals--Japan.
Law--Japan.
Scandals--United States.
Law--United States.
Scandales--Japon.
Scandales--États-Unis.
Droit--États-Unis.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES--Communication Studies.
Law.
Manners and customs.
Scandals.
Japan--Social life and customs.
United States--Social life and customs.
Japon--Mœurs et coutumes.
États-Unis--Mœurs et coutumes.
Japan.
United States.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
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Secrets, sex, and spectacle : the rules of scandal in Japan and the United States / Mark D. West. - Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2006. - 1 online resource (ix, 404 pages) : illustrations -
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Players -- Privacy and honor -- Groups -- Individuals -- Sex -- Apology.
A leader of a global superpower is betrayed by his mistress, who makes public the sordid details of their secret affair. His wife stands by as he denies the charges. Debates over definitions of moral leadership ensue. Sound familiar? If you guessed Clinton and Lewinsky, try again. This incident involved former Japanese prime minister Sosuke Uno and a geisha. In Secrets, Sex, and Spectacle, Mark D. West organizes the seemingly random worlds of Japanese and American scandal?from corporate fraud to baseball cheaters, political corruption to celebrity sexcapades?to explore well-ingrained similarit.
English.
9780226894119 (electronic bk.) 0226894118 (electronic bk.) 1281966770 9781281966773 (cloth ; alk. paper) (cloth ; alk. paper) 9786611966775 6611966773
10.7208/9780226894119 doi
GBA674000 bnb GBA674000. bnb
Uk
Scandals--Japan.
Law--Japan.
Scandals--United States.
Law--United States.
Scandales--Japon.
Scandales--États-Unis.
Droit--États-Unis.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES--Communication Studies.
Law.
Manners and customs.
Scandals.
Japan--Social life and customs.
United States--Social life and customs.
Japon--Mœurs et coutumes.
États-Unis--Mœurs et coutumes.
Japan.
United States.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
DS821 / .W36 2006eb
302.2/4