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Nationalism and Gender
UENO Chizuko
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...
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...
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
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...
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
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...
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
YOSHIMOTO Hideko
Throughout twenty-seven years of military occupation, US public affairs activities aimed to persuade the local...
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KAWAI Kaori
As the sequel to Groups: The Evolution of Human...As the sequel to Groups: The Evolution of Human Sociality (2013), this book has broadened the discussion to examine the actions of people, apes, and monkeys in terms of 'what they do' by forming gr... -
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TANI Yutaka
This book is a fascinating exploration into how...This book is a fascinating exploration into how European attitudes that measure human achievements by their extent of control over nature is a cultural and historical product of the ancient Middle ... -
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SEO Akwi
This is a study of a political and social movem...This is a study of a political and social movement instigated by older Korean women in Japan, beginning in the 1990s. Koreans in Japan have occupied an unique position among ethnic minority groups.... -
$39.95
HIGUCHI Naoto
This book is a comprehensive account of the nat...This book is a comprehensive account of the nativist movement in Japan today. Naoto Higuchi uses the life histories of activists to establish that the basis of their support for the movement is the... -
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HIROTA Noboru
Noboru Hirota has produced a major historical a...Noboru Hirota has produced a major historical analysis of how the field of chemistry has evolved over centuries. Spanning more than eight hundred pages, this book presents an exhaustive study of th... -
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HASEGAWA Koichi
It finally dawned on us. The government was unr...It finally dawned on us. The government was unreliable. Politicians and bureaucrats were unreliable. The media were untrustworthy. The brutal reality hit us that we had to protect ourselves...other... -
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MOUER Ross
The Japanese people are again struggling with t...The Japanese people are again struggling with their nation's insularity. The Meiji Restoration and the end of the Asia-Pacific War gave way to concerted efforts to connect the country with the outs... -
$44.95
TAKADA Akira
The !Xun are a San people living in the Kalahar...The !Xun are a San people living in the Kalahari Desert in Namibia, Botswana, and in Angola. In this book, the cultural and ecological foundations of ethnicity of the !Xun provide a case study for ... -
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Society Of Sago Palm Studies
In order to produce sufficient quantities of fo...In order to produce sufficient quantities of food to feed the world's growing population, we need to increase the food producing capacities of crops and to protect the environments in which they gr... -
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MASUHARA Ayako
Motivated by on-the-ground experiences during I...Motivated by on-the-ground experiences during Indonesia's period of political turmoil in the early 2000s following the collapse of the Suharto regime, this book systematically explains the structur... -
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KANKI Kiyoko
Borobudur is a 9th-century Buddhist temple site...Borobudur is a 9th-century Buddhist temple site in Central Java, Indonesia. As a cultural landscape, Borobudur is a site of active discussion. Since the start of the International Field School on B... -
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ISHIKAWA Yoshitaka
Japan faces multiple challenges in an era of po...Japan faces multiple challenges in an era of population decline. Problems such as aging and a decreasing working-age population are expected to increase in severity, so tackling these challenges an...