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Examining Japanese parks in the context of historical examples of cultural display in Europe, the US and Australia, as well as other Asian examples, this book calls into question the easy adoption of postmodern theory as an ethnocentrically Western phenomenon. It shows that Japan has given theme parks a new mode of interpretation.

Anthropology is usually associated with the study of society, but the anthropologist must also understand people as individuals. This highly original study demonstrates how methods of social analysis can be applied to the individual, while remaining entirely distinct from psychology and other perspectives on the person.

A cross-cultural analysis of tree symbolism. Drawing on ethnographic studies, the book explores the processes through which trees are used as metaphors of identity and continuity. The perceptions of trees in various cultures provide insights into how human societies conceptualize nature.

Moving between the 1750s and the present, this work explores the powerful role of landscape in the formation of historical class relations and national identity. The author shows how the politics of access to open spaces has implications beyond the immediate geographical areas considered.