Japan Through the Looking Glass Author:Alan Macfarlane “A well-informed analysis of Japanese culture and society.”?The Independent“A disarming, engaging, and provocative book.”?Andrew Barshay, University of California, BerkeleyThis entertaining book takes us on an exploration into Japanese society as Alan Macfarlane uncovers the multifaceted nature of a country and peo... more »ple who are even more extraordinary than they seem. Clear-sighted, persistent, affectionate, unsentimental, and honest?Macfarlane shows us Japan as it has never been seen before.Alan Macfarlane is a professor of anthropology at Cambridge University. He has often visited and taught in Japan and is the author of The Glass Bathyscaphe and Letters to Lily.« less