TY  - BOOK
AU  - Leheny,David Richard
TI  - The rules of play: national identity and the shaping of Japanese leisure 
T2  - Cornell studies in political economy
SN  - 9781501731891
AV  - GV125 .L43 2003eb
U1  - 306.4/8/0952 22
PY  - 2003///
CY  - Ithaca
PB  - Cornell University Press
KW  - Leisure
KW  - Government policy
KW  - Japan
KW  - Economic aspects
KW  - Loisir
KW  - Politique gouvernementale
KW  - Japon
KW  - Aspect économique
KW  - SPORTS & RECREATION
KW  - Sociology of Sports
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - fast
KW  - Freizeitpolitik
KW  - gnd
KW  - Geschichte
KW  - Freizeit
KW  - Wirtschaft
KW  - Recreatie
KW  - gtt
KW  - Overheidsbeleid
KW  - Nationale identiteit
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Guns, butter, or paragliding? -- Leisure, policy, and identity -- Prewar leisure and tourism as "politics by other means" -- Good and bad words in Japanese leisure policy in the 1970s -- The last resorts of a lifestyle superpower -- It takes ten million to meet a norm -- Failures of the imagination
N2  - "The Japanese government seeks to influence the use of leisure time to a degree that Americans and Europeans would likely find puzzling. Through tourism-promotion initiatives, financing for resort development, and systematic research on recreational practices, the government takes a relentless interest in its citizens' "free time." David Leheny argues that material interests are not a sufficient explanation for such a large and consistent commitment of resources. In The Rules of Play, he reveals the link between Japan's leisure politics and its long-term struggle over national identity."; "Since the Meiji Restoration, successive Japanese governments have stressed the nation's need to act like a "real" (that is, Western) advanced industrial power. As part of their express desire to catch up, generations of policymakers have examined the ways Americans and Europeans relax or have fun, then tried to persuade Japanese citizens to behave in similar fashion - while suddenly redefining these recreational choices as distinctively "Japanese.""; "In tracing the development of leisure politics and the role of the state in cultural change, the author focuses on the importance of international norms and perceptions of Japanese national identity. Leheny regards globalization as a "failure of imagination" on the part of the policymakers. When they absorb lessons from Western nations, they aim for a future created elsewhere rather than envision a locally distinctive lifestyle for their fellow citizens."--Jacket
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