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![A Maritime History of East Asia]()
![A Maritime History of East Asia]()
A Maritime History of East AsiaHANEDA Masashi, OKA Mihoko
This book takes the reader on a fascinating jou...This book takes the reader on a fascinating journey through the history of a region from the perspective of the interactions that occurred on and were facilitated by the sea. The book is divided in... -
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Older People in Natural DisastersOTANI Junko
Japan's Great Hanshin Earthquake of 1995 destro...Japan's Great Hanshin Earthquake of 1995 destroyed the homes, livelihoods, and communities of many elderly people. Some of the most vulnerable survivors spent up to five years in temporary shelters... -
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Meeting the Challenges of Elder CareSAITO Yayoi
Based on comparative and collaborative studies ...Based on comparative and collaborative studies of Japanese and Norwegian specialists, this book focuses upon the critical analysis of 'rationality of care' with an empirical examination of care ser... -
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Local and Systemic Management of Primary Breast CancersTOI Masakazu, WINER Eric P.
Preoperative therapy is used increasingly in th...Preoperative therapy is used increasingly in the treatment of patients with Stages II and III breast cancer. Randomized trials have demonstrated the equivalence of preoperative therapy to standard ... -
![The Explorer Sven Hedin and Kyoto University]()
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The Explorer Sven Hedin and Kyoto UniversitySATO Kenei, TANAKA Kazuko
A chance discovery of sixty-odd works of art in...A chance discovery of sixty-odd works of art in a filing cabinet in Kyoto University's Department of Geography in 2014 triggered an investigation which soon morphed into a multi-disciplinary resear... -
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![Re-thinking Economic Development]()
Re-thinking Economic DevelopmentFUJITA Koichi
This study investigates the impact of agrarian ...This study investigates the impact of agrarian development programs on rural class structure in Bangladesh, and it highlights how the local administration of infrastructure affected the social stra... -
![The Limits of Tradition]()
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The Limits of TraditionURANO Mariko
The Limits of Tradition explores the discourse ...The Limits of Tradition explores the discourse of adat (customary or traditional) landownership that played an important role in peasant resistance against Indonesia's state development programs an... -
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![Farming with Fire and Water]()
![Farming with Fire and Water]()
Farming with Fire and WaterVIEN Tran Duc, RAMBO A. Terry
This volume offers the first detailed descripti...This volume offers the first detailed description of 'composite swiddening,' a traditional Southeast Asian upland agricultural system that combines shifting cultivation fields on the hillsides with... -
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![Myths and Realities]()
![Myths and Realities]()
Myths and RealitiesTAMADA Yoshifumi
This study challenges the prevailing view that ...This study challenges the prevailing view that Thailand's democratization process in the 1990s was led by the active middle class. It presents an alternative explanation, examining certain 'passive... -
![Good Earths]()
![Good Earths]()
Good EarthsABE Ken-Ichi, NICKUM James E.
China encompasses a wide range of natural envir...China encompasses a wide range of natural environments and human communities. Focusing on specific regional changes over time, this book presents empirical studies that examine the diversity of int... -
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![The Modern Family in Japan]()
The Modern Family in JapanUENO Chizuko
This award-winning book brings together Chizuko...This award-winning book brings together Chizuko Ueno's groundbreaking essays on the rise and fall of the modern family in Japan. Combining historical, sociological, anthropological, and journalisti... -
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Health and Social DisparityKAWAKAMI Norito
Do the rich live longer than the poor? To what ...Do the rich live longer than the poor? To what extent do class and occupational positions affect one's health? How does social capital relate to illness? In what ways does social structure influenc...
