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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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  • The Origins of Japanese Credentialism The Origins of Japanese Credentialism
    $89.95
    The Origins of Japanese Credentialism

    AMANO Ikuo

    In this English translation of a semi-classic s...
    In this English translation of a semi-classic study, readers have the opportunity to explore the manner in which both credentialism and the various levels of the modern education system have develo...
  • The Peripheral Centre The Peripheral Centre
    $29.95
    The Peripheral Centre

    ARNASON Johann

    The main theme of the book is the complex relat...
    The main theme of the book is the complex relationship between the patterns of Japanese modernity and the civilizational legacy on which they continue to grow. The author discusses the East Asian r...
  • The Political Ecology of Tropical Forests in Southeast Asia The Political Ecology of Tropical Forests in Southeast Asia
    $29.95
    The Political Ecology of Tropical Forests in Southeast Asia

    ABE Ken-Ichi, JONG Wil De, LYE Tuck-Po

    Following an interdisciplinary approach to deba...
    Following an interdisciplinary approach to debates about the future of tropical forests in Southeast Asia, the authors - experts in their field - unravel the extent to which the interests of local ...
  • The Rise of Middle Classes in Southeast Asia The Rise of Middle Classes in Southeast Asia
    $89.95
    The Rise of Middle Classes in Southeast Asia

    SHIRAISHI Takashi

    The rise of the new middle classes in Southeast...
    The rise of the new middle classes in Southeast Asia has brought about important transformations in various countries - politically, socially, economically, and culturally - while producing new 'Ea...
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    The Sago Palm The Sago Palm
    $94.95
    The Sago Palm

    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...
  • The Smell of Rain
    $45.95
    The Smell of Rain

    IMAMURA Kaoru

    “You cannot live with someone who does not shar...
    “You cannot live with someone who does not share” is the uncompromising social principle of the San hunter-gatherers of the Kalahari Desert, for whom “sharing” extends far beyond the distribution o...
  • The Social Ecology of Tropical Forests
    $79.95
    The Social Ecology of Tropical Forests

    JONG Wil De, ABE Ken-Ichi

    The Social Ecology of Tropical Forests brings t...
    The Social Ecology of Tropical Forests brings together various analyses from the three major tropical regions-Southeast Asia, the Amazon basin, and Sub-Saharan Africa-and by challenging simplistic ...
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    The State Construction of 'Japaneseness' The State Construction of 'Japaneseness'
    $42.95
    The State Construction of 'Japaneseness'

    ENDO Masataka

    For more than 140 years, Japan's koseki registr...
    For more than 140 years, Japan's koseki registration system has functioned as the official means by which an individual qualifies as "Japanese". Information concerning each family is entered into o...
  • The Stripper Goddess of Japan
    $29.95
    The Stripper Goddess of Japan

    TSURUMI Shunsuke, AOYAMA Tomoko, BAILEY Penny

    The Stripper Goddess of Japan: The Life and Aft...
    The Stripper Goddess of Japan: The Life and Afterlives of Ame no Uzume is the first complete English translation of Ame no Uzume den (1991) by one of Japan's most influential post-war intellectuals...
  • 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...
  • The Village of Basketry
    $45.95
    The Village of Basketry

    USHIKU Haruka

    Bolga baskets—handwoven in a rural region of no...
    Bolga baskets—handwoven in a rural region of northern Ghana—are sold in markets across Europe, North America, and Japan. How did a locally made craft from an African village become a globally trade...
  • Toyota's Assembly Line Toyota's Assembly Line
    $34.95
    Toyota's Assembly Line

    IHARA Ryoji

    Anybody who is a dedicated Toyota driver and ad...
    Anybody who is a dedicated Toyota driver and admirer of the Toyota Production System would be shocked to read of Ryoji Ihara's experience as a casual worker in a Toyota factory in Japan. As the Toy...