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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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    A Social History of Science and Technology in Contemporary Japan (Complete Set) A Social History of Science and Technology in Contemporary Japan (Complete Set)
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    A Social History of Science and Technology in Contemporary Japan (Complete Set)

    NAKAYAMA Shigeru

    Order all four-books together for "A Social His...
    Order all four-books together for "A Social History of Science and Technology in Contemporary Japan" which documents the miraculous growth of Japanese science and technology from post-war devastati...
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    Muslim and British post-9/11
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    Muslim and British post-9/11

    ADACHI Satoshi

    How do second-generation immigrant Muslims, bor...
    How do second-generation immigrant Muslims, born and raised in the UK, perceive themselves and present their identities in the post-9/11 social environment, where Islamophobia is pervasive? Muslim ...
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    Utagawa Hiroshige
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    Utagawa Hiroshige

    ABE Mika

    In the late Edo period, when society was maturi...
    In the late Edo period, when society was maturing and Japan was moving to open its doors to the outside world, landscapes were undergoing major changes. Many world-famous ukiyo-e painters were acti...
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    A History of the Pachinko Industry
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    A History of the Pachinko Industry

    HAN Jaehyang

    Pachinko parlors offer a form of gambling uniqu...
    Pachinko parlors offer a form of gambling unique to Japan located near train stations, in the suburbs and in other everyday living spaces. Before World War II, pachinko was born as a game for both ...
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    Bali and Hinduism in Indonesia
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    Bali and Hinduism in Indonesia

    NAGAFUCHI Yasuyuki

    Why is Bali the only Hindu island in Muslim Ind...
    Why is Bali the only Hindu island in Muslim Indonesia? Although Indonesia is overwhelmingly Muslim, the population in Bali is 90 percent Hindu. In Bali and Hinduism in Indonesia, a comprehensive st...
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    Farming with Fire and Water Farming with Fire and Water
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    Farming with Fire and Water

    VIEN 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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    The Modern Family in Japan The Modern Family in Japan
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    The Modern Family in Japan

    UENO 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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    Social History of Science and Technology Vol.4 Social History of Science and Technology Vol.4
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    Social History of Science and Technology Vol.4

    NAKAYAMA Shigeru, YOSHIOKA Hitoshi

    This study is the fourth and final volume of a ...
    This study is the fourth and final volume of a comprehensive survey that documents the miraculous growth of Japanese science and technology from post-war devastation to its rise as a global leader....
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    Social History of Science and Technology Vol.3 Social History of Science and Technology Vol.3
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    Social History of Science and Technology Vol.3

    NAKAYAMA Shigeru, GOTO Kunio

    This is the third volume of a comprehensive, fo...
    This is the third volume of a comprehensive, four-volume survey that documents the miraculous growth of Japanese science and technology from post-war devastation to its rise as a global leader. A t...
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    Fighting Prejudice in Japan Fighting Prejudice in Japan
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    Fighting Prejudice in Japan

    KUROSAKA Ai

    This collection of twelve life stories delves i...
    This collection of twelve life stories delves into the experiences of families of Hansen's Disease (Leprosy) patients who tell their own stories in their own words. In detailed interviews spanning ...
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    An Ecological View of History An Ecological View of History
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    An Ecological View of History

    UMESAO Tadao, BEFU Harumi

    This is the first English version of Tadao Umes...
    This is the first English version of Tadao Umesao's classic, published first in Japanese in 1957, with a full description of his ecological theory of civilizations of Eurasia. Dividing the Eurasian...
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    U.S. Occupation of Okinawa U.S. Occupation of Okinawa
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    U.S. Occupation of Okinawa

    YOSHIMOTO Hideko

    Throughout twenty-seven years of military occup...
    Throughout twenty-seven years of military occupation, US public affairs activities aimed to persuade the local Okinawan public that the US administration of Okinawa should be maintained. The US mai...
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