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Over the past few decades, many young Japanese women have emerged as Japan's most enthusiastic "internationalists," investing in study or work abroad, or in romance with Western men as opportunities to circumvent what they consider their country's oppressive corporate and family structures. Drawing on a rich supply of autobiographical narratives, as well as literal and cultural texts, Karen Kelsky situates this phenomenon against a backdrop of profound social change in Japan and within an intricate network of larger global forces.
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To Be Read.

This dissertation had some interesting information, but there were also several issues for me. First, the introduction seemed way too long and was full of field-specific vocabulary. I guess that was to be expected, but it annoyed me nonetheless overall, I felt there were too many repetitions and details etc. for me and after finishing I didn't quite feel I had learned much.

Passed on to R.