Women - Regional Studies, Japanese History, Asian & Asian American Studies, Ethnic & Minority Studies - United States, Asian American Studies, Sex Role
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Overview
Steel Butterflies: Japanese Women and the American Experience examines the role of women in Japan as compared to the United States, approaching the subject from a new and thought-provoking angle. Not only does the reader learn how Japanese women view their own country from the vantage point of living in the United States, but their candid remarks also give Americans the opportunity to see themselves as others see them.Editorials
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Examines the role of women in Japan as compared to the United States, showing not only how Japanese women view their own country from the vantage point of living in the US, but how they view American women. Topics include education; pros and cons of living in the US; why Japanese women both envy and pity American women; the past and future status of women in Japan; women's responsibility in the home; and community involvement both here and in Japan. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.Book Details
Published
February 28, 1998
Publisher
Albany : State University of New York Press, c1998.
Pages
212
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780791436233