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The Too-Good Wife

- Alcohol, Codependency, and the Politics of Nurturance in Postwar Japan

About The Too-Good Wife

Social drinking is an accepted aspect of working life in Japan, and women are left to manage their drunken husbands when they return home. This book follows the experiences of a group of middle-class women in Tokyo who participated in a weekly support meeting for families of substance abusers at a public mental-health clinic.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780520244528
  • Binding:
  • Paperback
  • Pages:
  • 251
  • Published:
  • December 28, 2005
  • Dimensions:
  • 157x234x19 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 356 g.
Delivery: 2-4 weeks
Expected delivery: December 8, 2024

Description of The Too-Good Wife

Social drinking is an accepted aspect of working life in Japan, and women are left to manage their drunken husbands when they return home. This book follows the experiences of a group of middle-class women in Tokyo who participated in a weekly support meeting for families of substance abusers at a public mental-health clinic.

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