Politics and volunteering in Japan : a global perspective /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Haddad, Mary Alice, 1973-
Imprint:	Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2007.
Description:	xviii, 218 p. ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Voluntarism -- Cross-cultural studies. Voluntarism -- Japan. Social participation -- Cross-cultural studies. Social participation -- Japan. Community organization -- Cross-cultural studies. Community organization -- Japan. Community organization. Social participation. Voluntarism. Japan. Cross-cultural studies.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6254101

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ISBN:	0521869498 (hardback) 9780521869492 (hardback)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-214) and index.

Table of Contents:

List of Tables and Figures
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Performing Their Civic Duty: A Theory of Volunteer Participation
2. Patterns of Participation: Volunteering around the World
3. Volunteering in Japan: Not Where You Would Expect
4. Practices That Count: Legitimizing, Organizing, and Funding Volunteers
5. Engaged Communities: The Community Volunteerism Model
6. Cross-National Volunteer Participation: Testing the Community Volunteerism Model
7. Conclusion: Practicing Citizenship
Appendix A. Research Design and Methods
Appendix B. Membership Source Information
Appendix C. Volunteering in Kashihara, Sakata, and Sanda
Bibliography
Index

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