The happy youth of a desperate country
Subtitle: the disconnect between Japan's malaise and its millennials
By: Noritoshi Furuichi ; translated by Raj Mahtani = Zetsubō no kuni no kōfuku na wakamonotachi ' chosha Furuichi Noritoshi ; yakusha Rāji Matani
Contributors: Mahtani, Raj, translator
Edition: First edition.
Series: Japan library; Japan library (Shuppan Bunka Sangyō Shinkō Zaidan)
Publisher: Japan Publishing Industry Foundation for Culture (JPIC)
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 281
ISBN-13: 9784916055835
Copyright date: 2011
Subjects: Social life and customs; Seishōnen; Youth; Attitudes; Chōsen Kōgei Kenkyūkai; Social conditions
Other titles: Disconnect between Japan's malaise and its millennials; Zetsubō no kuni no kōfuku na wakamonotachi
Work titles: Zetsubō no kuni no kōfuku na wakamonotachi
Description: "Young people in present-day Japan, a socially-polarized society, have been reportedly "unhappy." According to statistics, however, 80 percent of them are currently "satisfied" with life. By drawing attention to this very fact, The Happy Youth of a Desperate Country, a magnum opus by acclaimed sociologist Noritoshi Furuichi, has revolutionized the discourse on youth theory in Japan. Containing more than six hundred footnotes, this work offers a probing examination of the portrait of "young people" and serves as the definitive edition for anyone seeking to attain a wide-ranging grasp of Japan and its "young people," from a defining voice of their generation"--Back cover.
Notes: "This book is a translation of the paperback edition of Zetsubō no kuni no kōfuku na wakamono-tachi, first published in 2011 and then released in paperback form in 2015, both published by Kodansha Ltd."--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references.

Translated from the original Japanese into English.

Legacy 2017
Table of contents: title: The rise and fall of "young people"; title: The restless young; title: The "collapse" of "Japan"?; title: The youths who stand up for Japan; title: The great East Japan earthquake and the young people who met expectations; title: The happy youth of a desperate country; title: Supplementary chapter: a conversation with Takeru Satō.