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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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  • Gender and Career in Japan Gender and Career in Japan
    $34.95
    Gender and Career in Japan

    SUZUKI Atsuko

    In Japanese society, gender has long been a maj...
    In Japanese society, gender has long been a major determinant of individuals' work-career and life trajectory. Due to the complexity of this social phenomenon, Gender and Career in Japan probes the...
  • Gender and Japanese Management Gender and Japanese Management
    $34.95
    Gender and Japanese Management

    KIMOTO Kimiko

    Using data from surveys conducted in a departme...
    Using data from surveys conducted in a department store and a supermarket, Kimoto discusses the forces shaping job segregation by gender. One of the main themes is the need for Japanese women's lab...
  • Gender and Modernity Gender and Modernity
    $34.95
    Gender and Modernity

    HAYAMI Yoko, TANABE Akio, TOKITA-TANABE Yumiko

    Drawing on a wealth of ethnographic fieldwork, ...
    Drawing on a wealth of ethnographic fieldwork, this anthology examines the complexities of identity formation and self-positioning in post-colonial contexts, ranging from the impact of Christian mi...
  • Gender Gymnastics Gender Gymnastics
    $34.95
    Gender Gymnastics

    STICKLAND Leonie

    The artifice of gender performance - sometimes ...
    The artifice of gender performance - sometimes playful, mostly conscientious - has enthralled and entertained audiences of Japan's all-female Takarazuka Revue for more than 90 years. The dashing ma...
  • Gender History in China
    $69.95
    Gender History in China

    KOHAMA Masako, Linda Grove

    How have femininity and masculinity been define...
    How have femininity and masculinity been defined and understood in China from prehistoric times to the present day? Gender History in China presents for the first time in English the work of leadi...
  • Global Migration and Ethnic Communities Global Migration and Ethnic Communities
    $34.95
    Global Migration and Ethnic Communities

    YOSHIHARA Naoki

    This book is a collection of essays on the crit...
    This book is a collection of essays on the critical subject of migration in a global context. The book offers insights into the broad range of experiences of migrants in diverse settings. It also e...
  • Globalization and Social Change in Contemporary Japan Globalization and Social Change in Contemporary Japan
    $26.00
    Globalization and Social Change in Contemporary Japan

    EADES J.S.

    Analysis of Japanese society has been hampered ...
    Analysis of Japanese society has been hampered by its use of static models: by its assumption that there is a unique and unchanging structure explainable by reference to a handful of native terms. ...
  • Globalization, Culture and Inequality in Asia Globalization, Culture and Inequality in Asia
    $34.95
    Globalization, Culture and Inequality in Asia

    HOLDEN Todd Joseph Miles

    Contemplating globalization from a sociological...
    Contemplating globalization from a sociological perspective, it is without doubt that a major site for social, political, economic and cultural change in the new millennium lies in the Asian region...
  • Globalization, Minorities and Civil Society Globalization, Minorities and Civil Society
    $34.95
    Globalization, Minorities and Civil Society

    HASEGAWA Koichi, YOSHIHARA Naoki

    One effect of globalization has been urban rest...
    One effect of globalization has been urban restructuring in various cities of Asia, increasing migration from Asia to European cities, and the intensification of debates about citizenship. The mult...
  • Globalizing Japan Globalizing Japan
    $39.95
    Globalizing Japan

    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...
  • God, Man and Domesticated Animals God, Man and Domesticated Animals
    $84.95
    God, Man and Domesticated Animals

    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 ...
  • Good Earths Good Earths
    $89.95
    Good Earths

    ABE 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...