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  • Unsettled Futures

    Carceral Circuits and Old Age in Japan

    by Jason Danely ...
    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 ... Read more

    $14.39 USD

  • Fragile Resonance

    Caring for Older Family Members in Japan and England

    by Jason Danely ...
    Fragile Resonance describes the paths carers take as they make meaning of their experiences and find a sense of moral purpose to sustain them and guide their decisions. When a parent or partner becomes frail or disabled, often a family member assumes responsibility for their care. But family care is a physically and emotionally exhausting undertaking. Carers experience moments of profound ... Read more

    $21.89 USD

  • Aging and Loss

    Mourning and Maturity in Contemporary Japan

    by Jason Danely ...
    Series series Global Perspectives on Aging
    By 2030, over 30% of the Japanese population will be 65 or older, foreshadowing the demographic changes occurring elsewhere in Asia and around the world. What can we learn from a study of the aging population of Japan and how can these findings inform a path forward for the elderly, their families, and for policy makers?Based on nearly a decade of research, Aging and Loss examines how the ... Read more

    $25.19 USD

  • Difficult Attachments

    Anxieties of Kinship and Care

    Anthropologists have long considered kinship as the basis for social solidarity. Indeed, the idea that kinship is grounded in positive sociality has found its way into most anthropological accounts and has served as an orienting framework directing decades of scholarly research. But what about when it is not? What about instances when kinship is anything but ‘warm and fuzzy’ but is characterized, ... Read more

    $29.49 USD

  • Successful Aging as a Contemporary Obsession

    Global Perspectives

    Series series Global Perspectives on Aging
    In recent decades, the North American public has pursued an inspirational vision of successful aging—striving through medical technique and individual effort to eradicate the declines, vulnerabilities, and dependencies previously commonly associated with old age. On the face of it, this bold new vision of successful, healthy, and active aging is highly appealing. But it also rests on a deep ... Read more

    $28.09 USD

  • Transitions and Transformations

    Cultural Perspectives on Aging and the Life Course

    Edited by Caitrin Lynch, Jason Danely ...
    Series Book 1 - Life Course, Culture and Aging: Global Transformations
    Rapid population aging, once associated with only a select group of modern industrialized nations, has now become a topic of increasing global concern. This volume reframes aging on a global scale by illustrating the multiple ways it is embedded within individual, social, and cultural life courses. It presents a broad range of ethnographic work, introducing a variety of conceptual and ... Read more

    $21.89 USD

  • Audiobook

    Deep Thrall

    Series series Immortal Empire

    Unabridged

    15 hours 42 min

    When I was claimed by a monster who said my Strega witch blood was powerful, I didn’t believe him - because nothing shows you how powerless you are like a forced marriage to a vampire. Girls like me are cautionary tales, not the heroine of the story.Then my mother walked out of the shadows and into Italy on a ray of light.This time, her lessons lead to power instead of pain. All the vagueness of ... Read more

    $24.99 USD

  • Audiobook

    Blood Bride

    Series series Immortal Empire

    Unabridged

    14 hours 18 min

    Carmine Montefiore, Mafia Capo and King of Vampires, has everything on the line. Luna Beneforte has nothing to lose, and she’s the only woman who can save him.When Luna gets a letter revealing a long lost family in Italy and a life-changing inheritance, she doesn’t hesitate to board a private plane to escape her dead-end life, and inadvertently runs directly into the arms of a dead man.Carmine ... Read more

    $24.99 USD