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1. Re-reading the Salaryman in Japan

   Crafting Masculinities

   By Romit Dasgupta

   Series: Routledge/Asian Studies Association of Australia (ASAA) East Asian Series

   In Japan, the figure of the suited, white-collar office worker or business executive ‘salaryman’ (or, sarariiman), came to be associated with Japan’s economic transformation following World War Two. The ubiquitous salaryman came to signify both Japanese masculinity, and Japanese corporate culture,...

   Published August 12th 2012 by Routledge
2. Genders, Transgenders and Sexualities in Japan

   Edited by Mark McLelland, Romit Dasgupta

   Series: Routledge Studies in Asia's Transformations

   Incorporating Japanese language materials and field-based research, this compelling collection of essays takes a comparative look at the changing notions of gender and sexual diversity in Japan, considering both heterosexual and non-heterosexual histories, lifestyles and identities. Written by key...

   Published August 29th 2005 by Routledge