Murakami, Fuminobu,  1951- <br/><br/>
The strong and the weak in Japanese literature  discrimination, egalitarianism, nationalism /  [electronic resource] : 
Fuminobu Murakami. 
 - Milton Park, Abingdon ;  New York :  Routledge,  2010. 
 - x, 195 p. :  ill. 
 - Routledge advances in Asia-Pacific studies ;  11 .
 - Routledge advances in Asia-Pacific studies ;  11. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
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<br/><br/><br/>Mode of access: World Wide Web. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780203851593 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Japanese literature--History and criticism.<br/>Literature and society--History.--Japan<br/>National characteristics, Japanese, in literature.<br/>Power (Social sciences) in literature.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.