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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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  • Growth, Cycles and Distribution
    $59.95
    Growth, Cycles and Distribution

    SASAKI Hiroaki

    This book is a collection of Hiroaki Sasaki's c...
    This book is a collection of Hiroaki Sasaki's contributions to further developing the Kaleckian model of analyzing economic growth cycles and distribution. The Kaleckian model is a post-Keynesian t...
  • Boundaries of 'the Japanese' Vol.1 Boundaries of 'the Japanese' Vol.1
    $54.95
    Boundaries of 'the Japanese' Vol.1

    OGUMA Eiji

    The dynamics of inclusion and exclusion have op...
    The dynamics of inclusion and exclusion have operated for centuries in the island chain that constitutes Japan's southernmost prefecture, Okinawa - otherwise known as the Ryukyu Islands. Are the pe...
  • Migrant Workers in Contemporary Japan Migrant Workers in Contemporary Japan
    $34.95
    Migrant Workers in Contemporary Japan

    TANNO Kiyoto

    With a focus on Brazilian migrant workers in Ja...
    With a focus on Brazilian migrant workers in Japan, this study produces a comprehensive picture of the forces driving transnational labor migration, both in the countries of origin of foreign worke...
  • Japanese Perceptions of Foreigners Japanese Perceptions of Foreigners
    $79.95
    Japanese Perceptions of Foreigners

    TANABE Shunsuke

    In this study, eight young Japanese sociologist...
    In this study, eight young Japanese sociologists analyze quantitative social survey data to understand the new phase of Japanese nationalism. They asked ordinary Japanese people to share their view...
  • Stratification in Cultural Contexts Stratification in Cultural Contexts
    $34.95
    Stratification in Cultural Contexts

    KIMURA Toshiaki

    Stratification in Cultural Contexts is a collec...
    Stratification in Cultural Contexts is a collection drawn from research results of the East Asian Division of the Center for the Study of Social Stratification and Inequality at Tohoku University. ...
  • Pop Culture and the Everyday in Japan Pop Culture and the Everyday in Japan
    $34.95
    Pop Culture and the Everyday in Japan

    MINAMIDA Katsuya, TSUJI Izumi

    Manga, anime, J-pop, and other forms of Japan's...
    Manga, anime, J-pop, and other forms of Japan's mass culture are increasingly popular around the world, a situation which requires structural, demographic, and communicative research from sociologi...
  • Japan-Netherlands Trade 1600-1800 Japan-Netherlands Trade 1600-1800
    $109.95
    Japan-Netherlands Trade 1600-1800

    SUZUKI Yasuko

    In the early modern period, relations between t...
    In the early modern period, relations between the Netherlands and Japan were founded on trade. The Dutch United East India Company operated in Japan for over 100 years, from 1609 to the early 18th ...
  • Social Exclusion Social Exclusion
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    Social Exclusion

    HUMBERT Marc, SATO Yoshimichi

    Just within a few decades, the global dream of ...
    Just within a few decades, the global dream of building a 'middle class society' has vanished almost everywhere, giving way to an emerging global nightmare: 'social exclusion.' France and Japan hav...
  • Inequality, Discrimination and Conflict in Japan Inequality, Discrimination and Conflict in Japan
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    Inequality, Discrimination and Conflict in Japan

    ASAI Nobuko, OHBUCHI Ken-Ichi

    After a decade of deregulation and economic lib...
    After a decade of deregulation and economic liberalization, the high levels of unity and social harmony that had been achieved during Japan's decades of rapid economic growth are under threat. Soci...
  • 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...
  • Demographic Change and Inequality in Japan Demographic Change and Inequality in Japan
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    Demographic Change and Inequality in Japan

    SHIRAHASE Sawako

    Japan is a rapidly aging society with a declini...
    Japan is a rapidly aging society with a declining birthrate and increasing lifespan. The nation's youth tend to marry late, and some never engage in this form of social contract. Further, the numbe...
  • In Pursuit of the Seikatsusha In Pursuit of the Seikatsusha
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    In Pursuit of the Seikatsusha

    AMANO Masako

    This is a study of Japan's home-grown concept o...
    This is a study of Japan's home-grown concept of seikatsusha that resembles 'citizen,' 'people,' 'consumer,' 'common man,' and 'the public,' though not exactly identical with any of them. The idea ...