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Nationalism and Gender
UENO Chizuko

This is written by a sociologist and Japan's "most famous feminist", Chizuko Ueno. A discursive...

Hegemony of Homogeneity
BEFU Harumi
Much of the misunderstanding by foreigners about Japan arises out of their acceptance of certain...
A Genealogy of 'Japanese' Self-images
OGUMA Eiji
This book presents a counter-argument to the Japanese belief that they are a homogeneous nation...
Boundaries of 'the Japanese' Vol.1
OGUMA Eiji

The dynamics of inclusion and exclusion have operated for centuries in the island chain that...

A History of Modern Chemistry
HIROTA Noboru

Noboru Hirota has produced a major historical analysis of how the field of chemistry has...

Living on the Streets in Japan
FILLER Stephen, MARUYAMA Satomi

Homelessness has been recognized as a serious problem in Japan since the 1990s, but the...

Cultural Politics around East Asian Cinema 1939-2018
SUDO Noriko, TANIKAWA Takeshi
This book examines the interdependent relationships between the film industry and the state in East...
U.S. Occupation of Okinawa
YOSHIMOTO Hideko

Throughout twenty-seven years of military occupation, US public affairs activities aimed to persuade the local...

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  • Dreams of Prevention and Control
    $45.75
    Dreams of Prevention and Control

    ONIMARU Takeshi

    The European and Japanese empires that colonize...
    The European and Japanese empires that colonized much of Asia in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries faced numerous challenges in public health and social order. They sought to prevent dis...
  • China’s BRI in Southeast Asia
    $47.95
    China’s BRI in Southeast Asia

    Yos Santasombat, Kian Cheng LEE, Decha Tangseefa

    China’s BRI in Southeast Asia presents empirica...
    China’s BRI in Southeast Asia presents empirical research that analyzes the dynamics and implications of the Belt and Roads Initiative (BRI) for the countries of Southeast Asia. While much has been...
  • "LGBT" Politics
    $32.09
    "LGBT" Politics

    KUSAKA Wataru, IGA Tsukasa, AOYAMA Kaoru, TAMURA Tsuji Keiko

    This is the comparative study of the politics s...
    This is the comparative study of the politics surrounding gender and sexual minorities in Asia, which sheds light on the diverse indigenous identities and sexualities of Asia, examining cases in In...
  • Affectus
    $54.95
    Affectus

    NISHII Ryoko, YANAI Tadashi

    We are constantly being influenced and acted up...
    We are constantly being influenced and acted upon by various people, creatures and things, in other words, by beings outside our bodies. Taking Spinoza’s concept of ‘Affectus’ as a base, this book ...
  • TSUNAMI
    $32.95
    TSUNAMI

    TOBA Futoshi, MILLER Amya

    In 2011, the Great East Japan Earthquake left m...
    In 2011, the Great East Japan Earthquake left more than 20,000 people dead or missing. On 11 March 2011, shortly after taking office as mayor, Futoshi Toba, mayor of Rikuzentakata in Iwate Prefectu...
  • The System of Japanese Society
    $32.11
    The System of Japanese Society

    OGUMA Eiji

    In developed countries, non-regular employment ...
    In developed countries, non-regular employment in the labor market is increasing and the gap between rich and poor is widening. Gender inequality in employment is also often an issue. Japan is no e...
  • Traditional Neighbors, Different Modernities
    $49.95
    Traditional Neighbors, Different Modernities

    KUMAGAI Seiji, Miguel Álvarez ORTEGA, Françoise POMMARET, Anna Balikci DENJONGPA

    Lying in the south-eastern Himalayas, Bhutan, S...
    Lying in the south-eastern Himalayas, Bhutan, Sikkim, and the Mon region show a rich and complex development as a contact area, one of intricate multi-layered cultural tapestries, a fascinating cro...
  • How the Pandemic Changed Work in Japan
    $34.95
    How the Pandemic Changed Work in Japan

    GENDA Yuji, HAGIHARA Makiko

    The COVID-19 pandemic swept the globe from 2019...
    The COVID-19 pandemic swept the globe from 2019 had a major impact on the way people lived and worked. People refrained from going out and, inevitably, the way people worked underwent drastic chang...
  • Money-lending Contracts in Konbaung Burma
    $45.95
    Money-lending Contracts in Konbaung Burma

    SAITO Teruko

    Various contractual deeds were exchanged betwee...
    Various contractual deeds were exchanged between people in Burmese dynastic society in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. These deeds, known as thet-kayits, especially debt deeds, are valuabl...
  • Feathers, Horns and Guardians
    $45.95
    Feathers, Horns and Guardians

    ISHIDA Shin-ichiro

    The Îgembe region of Kenya is a rich agricultur...
    The Îgembe region of Kenya is a rich agricultural area on the equator, where people live in a unique time-world. Whenever a problem arises, people do not hasten to a conclusion, but ‘wait’ as a mea...
  • Women and Soldiers
    $34.99
    Women and Soldiers

    CHAZONO Toshimi

    After World War II, for a variety of reasons, s...
    After World War II, for a variety of reasons, some women in Japan had intimate relations with occupying US soldiers. These women were called ‘panpan’, a derogatory label, and to this day have been ...
  • Women on the Right
    $37.95
    Women on the Right

    SUZUKI Ayaka

    Right-wing social movements have been increasin...
    Right-wing social movements have been increasingly active in Japan since around 2000. Female members of right-wing political parties and other women activists on the right, including "internet righ...