The Anatomy of Loneliness: Suicide, Social Connection, and the Search for Relational Meaning in Contemporary Japan
Author:   Chikako Ozawa-de Silva
Publisher:   University of California Press
Volume:   14
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9780520383487


Pages:   286
Publication Date:   07 December 2021
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Chikako Ozawa-de Silva
Publisher:   University of California Press
Imprint:   University of California Press
Volume:   14
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.499kg
ISBN:  

9780520383487


ISBN 10:   0520383486
Pages:   286
Publication Date:   07 December 2021
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Contents Acknowledgments A Note on Language Introduction: Disconnected People and the Lonely Society 1. Subjectivity and Empathy 2. Too Lonely to Die Alone: Internet Group Suicide 3. Connecting the Disconnected: Suicide Websites 4. Meaning in Life: Exploring the Need to Be Needed among Young Japanese 5. Surviving 3.11 6. The Anatomy of Resilience 7. What Loneliness Can Teach Us Notes References Index

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Anatomy of Loneliness provides rich information on and analytical insights into the psychological pain of certain groups of people in Japan. . . .rich, thought-provoking content [that] challenges the reader with such important life questions. * Monumenta Nipponica *


"""Anatomy of Loneliness provides rich information on and analytical insights into the psychological pain of certain groups of people in Japan. . . .rich, thought-provoking content [that] challenges the reader with such important life questions."" * Monumenta Nipponica * ""Insightful and unique."" * Pacific Affairs *"


"""Anatomy of Loneliness provides rich information on and analytical insights into the psychological pain of certain groups of people in Japan. . . .rich, thought-provoking content [that] challenges the reader with such important life questions."" * Monumenta Nipponica *"


"""Anatomy of Loneliness provides rich information on and analytical insights into the psychological pain of certain groups of people in Japan. . . .rich, thought-provoking content [that] challenges the reader with such important life questions."" * Monumenta Nipponica * ""Insightful and unique."" * Pacific Affairs * ""The Anatomy of Loneliness is undoubtedly a milestone in contemporary Japan studies."" * Journal of Japanese Studies *"


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Chikako Ozawa-de Silva is Associate Professor of Anthropology at Emory University and the author of Psychotherapy and Religion in Japan.

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