cover image Crested Kimono: Power and Love in the Japanese Business Family

Crested Kimono: Power and Love in the Japanese Business Family

Matthews Masayuki Hamabata. Cornell University Press, $19.95 (0pp) ISBN 978-0-8014-9975-3

Sociologist Hamabata's anecdotal look at four wealthy households in Japan demonstrates how their traditional, dutiful, hierarchical family life is a framework for dealing with day-to-day dilemmas, tragedy and intense conflicts. PW called this ``a nuanced, enlightening study.'' (Oct.)