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Hikikomori: Adolescence without End
Paperback / softback
Main Details
Title |
Hikikomori: Adolescence without End
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Saito Tamaki
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Translated by Jeffrey Angles
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Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:208 | Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 140 |
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Category/Genre | Asian and Middle Eastern history |
ISBN/Barcode |
9780816654598
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Classifications | Dewey:155.418232 302.5450952 |
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
University of Minnesota Press
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Imprint |
University of Minnesota Press
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Publication Date |
20 March 2013 |
Publication Country |
United States
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Description
This is the first English translation of a controversial Japanese best seller that made the public aware of the social problem of hikikomori, or "withdrawal"-a phenomenon estimated by the author to involve as many as one million Japanese adolescents and young adults who have withdrawn from society, retreating to their rooms for months or years and severing almost all ties to the outside world.
Author Biography
Saito Tamaki is a practicing psychiatrist and director of medical services at Sofukai Sasaki Hospital in Funabashi, Japan. He is the author of more than two dozen books, including Beautiful Fighting Girl (Minnesota, 2011).
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