Over the past two decades, Japan’s socioeconomic environment has undergone considerable changes prompted by both a long recession and the relaxation of particular labour laws in the 1990s and 2000s. Within this context, "freeters", part-time workers aged between fifteen and thirty-four who are not housewives or students, emerged into the public arena as a social problem.This book, drawing on six years of ethnographic research, takes the lives of male freeters as a lens to examine c...

In this welcome new sixth edition of the bestselling textbook Understanding Japanese Society, Joy Hendry and Emma E. Cook take the reader into the heart of Japanese life.Providing a clear and accessible introduction to Japanese ways of thinking, which does not require any previous knowledge of the country, this book explores Japanese society through the worlds of home, work, play, health, religion, and ritual, covering a full range of life experiences, from childh...

Affect as Cultural Critique assembles leading anthropologists, affect theorists, and artist-activist scholars to ask, what if the most constructive response to moments of ethnographic puzzlement was not the formulation of an answer but the cultivation of a feeling? What if understanding the powerful effects of discourses requires somatic rather than semiotic exercises? And where habits of academic professionalism prohibit experiencing possible worlds – what if anthropology as a di...

BAKED! New and improved! Over 50 Delicious marijuana edible recipes for you to make and munch! Time tested and approved by cannabis cooks and marijuana experts!This book answers questions like:- How much weed do I use for my cooking?- How do I make weed butter or bud butter, also called canna butter?- How do I make the BEST Pot Brownie?- How do I make cannabis suckers?- How do I make a Green Dragon?- How do I make a No-Bake Marijuana Cooki...

Food historian Emma Kay tells the story of our centuries-old relationship with herbs. From herbalists of old to contemporary cooking, this book reveals the magical and medicinal properties of your favourite plants in colorful, compelling detail. At one time, every village in Britain had a herbalist. A History of Herbalism investigates the lives of women and men who used herbs to administer treatment and knew the benefit of each. Meet Dr Richard Shephard of Preston, who cultivated angelica ...

À peine remise de sa dernière enquête, Emma Clarke est aux prises avec un nouveau meurtre. Carmen Lopez, assistante à la galerie d’art On aura tout vu ! est retrouvée sans vie dans son salon. Très vite, l’affaire tourne au triangle amoureux impliquant un illustre avocat et son épouse. Mais alors que tous les indices mènent vers une seule personne et que le procès se met en branle, les doutes refont surface, pointés par une troublante jurée.Avec ce deuxième ouvrage, Claire Cooke pré...

There Are Many Candidates, But There Can Only Be One Queen!After marrying Glenreed, the Silver Wolf King famous for his hatred of women, and becoming a figurehead queen, Laetitia spends her carefree days in the royal villa surrounded by wolves, griffins, and Gardener Cats. But the humans in her life just won’t leave her be! What troubles will she run into next when she’s invited to meet with yet another candidate for queen, this time from the East Palace? Join this...

Delectable survival cooking from the down-on-her-luck elf!Despite being born as a Fore Elf—one of the “beautiful creatures that inhabit the forest”—young Mell Risurisu suffers from poverty, a total lack of skills, and no magic powers whatsoever at her disposal. Determined to save her beloved little sisters from a life of hardship, Mell decides to join Enoch—the royal order of knights. Upon being assigned as a field medic to the Second Expeditionary Squadron, which ...

When Prissy Polly comes to babysit, Henry finds himself in the kitchen - but will his cooking be good enough to eat?!

Expedition Wedding!Things are really boiling up as Mell’s ex-fiancé shows up to whisk her away to the Fore Elf woods! With Mell in hot water, will Zara be able to come to her rescue? Wait, Captain Ludtink wants to hold a mushroom-hunting competition now of all times?! The grand finale in this tale of fantastical adventures and delectable cooking is ready to be served!

An Elf Fostering a Baby Griffin?!As Mell and the Second Expeditionary Squadron continue to work tirelessly in fulfilling their various duties, a baby griffin is reported missing on a southern island and Mell’s unit is ordered to ensure its safe return. What adventures and new foods await Mell’s first-ever sea trip to the southern islands?

More Than A Figurehead!Since agreeing to marry King Glenreed and becoming a figurehead queen for political purposes, Laetitia has spent her easygoing days in the royal villa surrounded by fluffy friends—wolves, griffins, and Gardener Cats. She even had a chance to recently visit home and tie up loose ends there. However, Glenreed suddenly starts acting strange, despite all the obstacles he and Laetitia have overcome to grow closer to each other… Will this become th...