About this episode
Anthropologist Susanne Klien discusses her book on urban migrants in rural Japan and the challenges they face.
Interviewer: Ben Dorman, co-editor Asian Ethnology Recorded 11 March 2011 In this episode, anthropologist Susanne Klien discusses her recent book Urban Migrants in Rural Japan: Between Agency and Anomie in a Post-growth Society (SUNY Press, 2020). She touches on her motivations for doing the research, the reasons for migrants relocating to rural areas, and some of the challenges they face after relocation, amongst other issues. She also addresses some questions that were asked in a book talk given on 22 February 2021 that was part of the Asian Ethnology Series .
People in this episode
Host: Ben Dorman
Guest: Susanne Klien
Topics covered
- urban migration
- rural Japan
- anthropology
- post-growth society
- migrant challenges
Keywords
- urban migrants
- rural areas
- Japan
- anthropology
- migration challenges
- post-growth society
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: SUNY Press
Books & works: Urban Migrants in Rural Japan: Between Agency and Anomie in a Post-growth Society
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