TY - BOOK AU - Murakami,Fuminobu TI - The strong and the weak in Japanese literature: discrimination, egalitarianism, nationalism T2 - Routledge advances in Asia-Pacific studies SN - 9780203851593 (ebk : PDF) U1 - 895.609 PY - 2010/// CY - Milton Park, Abingdon, New York PB - Routledge KW - Japanese literature KW - History and criticism KW - Literature and society KW - Japan KW - History KW - National characteristics, Japanese, in literature KW - Power (Social sciences) in literature KW - Electronic books KW - lcsh N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; 1. Introduction -- 2. The strong and the weak in Japanese religious, philosophical and political writings -- 3. Ugly ladies in The tale of Genji -- 4. Women, humble men and insulted people in The tale of the Heike -- 5. Sacrifice and revenge, love and war, and a world without violence in The eight dog chronicles -- 6. Dancing girl, geisha, mistress and wife in Kawabata Yasunari's stories : The dancing girl of Izu, Snow country, Thousand cranes and the sound of the mountain -- 7. Conclusion; Also available in print edition UR - https://ezproxy.taylors.edu.my/login?url=http://www.tandfebooks.com/isbn/978-0-415-57386-3 ER -