Unsettled Futures: Carceral Circuits and Old Age in Japan

by Jason Danely

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There are two prevailing myths about Japanese society: first, that it has a successful elderly welfare system and second, that it has a successful criminal justice system. Both of these myths reinforce a social imaginary where cultural values of family and community harmony make extensive state intervention unnecessary. Yet not only are both of these myths and their arguments deeply flawed, but they also obscure the more troubling reality that institutions...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0826507018

ISBN13:9780826507013

Release Date:September 2024

Publisher:Vanderbilt University Press

Length:184 Pages

Weight:0.97 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"

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Unsettled Futures: Carceral Circuits and Old Age in Japan

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