Village Life in Modern Japan argues that environmentalism today remains trapped within modernist paradigm that has led to the present global environmental malaise. Through a variety of case studies, A
Introducing the discipline of social epidemiology, contributors identified only by name explore how health in Japan varies with several economic and social factors. They consider first poverty, income
Do the rich live longer than the poor? To what extent do class and occupational positions affect one's health? How does social capital relate to illness? In what ways does social structure influence h
