Secrets, sex, and spectacle : the rules of scandal in Japan and the United States /
A leader of a global superpower is betrayed by his mistress, who makes public the sordid details of their secret affair. His wife stands by as he denies the charges. Debates over definitions of moral leadership ensue. Sound familiar? If you guessed Clinton and Lewinsky, try again. This incident invo...
| Основен автор: | West, Mark D., 1968- |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Chicago :
University of Chicago Press,
2006.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=260249 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Secrets, sex, and spectacle. |
| Резюме: |
A leader of a global superpower is betrayed by his mistress, who makes public the sordid details of their secret affair. His wife stands by as he denies the charges. Debates over definitions of moral leadership ensue. Sound familiar? If you guessed Clinton and Lewinsky, try again. This incident involved former Japanese prime minister Sosuke Uno and a geisha. In Secrets, Sex, and Spectacle, Mark D. West organizes the seemingly random worlds of Japanese and American scandal?from corporate fraud to baseball cheaters, political corruption to celebrity sexcapades?to explore well-ingrained similarit. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (ix, 404 pages) : illustrations |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780226894119 0226894118 1281966770 9781281966773 |