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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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    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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    A Genealogy of 'Japanese' Self-images A Genealogy of 'Japanese' Self-images
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    A Genealogy of 'Japanese' Self-images

    OGUMA Eiji

    This book presents a counter-argument to the Ja...
    This book presents a counter-argument to the Japanese belief that they are a homogeneous nation since the Meiji period. Eiji Oguma demonstrates that the myth of ethnic homogeneity was not establish...
  • The Peripheral Centre The Peripheral Centre
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    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...
  • Commodifying Marxism Commodifying Marxism
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    Commodifying Marxism

    TEJAPIRA Kasian

    In this study of the formation of modern Thai r...
    In this study of the formation of modern Thai radical culture, Tejapira reveals a process of cultural and political interaction which results in a mutual transformation of exogenous Marxism/communi...
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    Social History of Science and Technology Vol.1 Social History of Science and Technology Vol.1
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    Social History of Science and Technology Vol.1

    NAKAYAMA Shigeru

    This title is the first volume of a comprehensi...
    This title is the first volume of a comprehensive, four-volume survey which documents the miraculous growth of Japanese science and technology from post-war devastation to its attaining a leading g...
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    Farewell to Nippon Farewell to Nippon
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    Farewell to Nippon

    SATO Machiko

    This study presents an ethnographic account of ...
    This study presents an ethnographic account of a fresh breed of emigrants who have left Japan to settle in Australia in pursuit of a better quality of life. They differ from "economic migrants" who...
  • Foreign Migrants in Contemporary Japan Foreign Migrants in Contemporary Japan
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    Foreign Migrants in Contemporary Japan

    KOMAI Hiroshi

    This book overviews the present situation of fo...
    This book overviews the present situation of foreign migrants in Japan, based on the latest and most comprehensive available data, and presents necessary policy recommendations. Special attention i...
  • Hegemony of Homogeneity Hegemony of Homogeneity
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    Hegemony of Homogeneity

    BEFU Harumi

    Much of the misunderstanding by foreigners abou...
    Much of the misunderstanding by foreigners about Japan arises out of their acceptance of certain stereotypes about the Japanese. Harumi Befu spearheaded the critique of the stereotypical and the es...
  • Japan and Its Others Japan and Its Others
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    Japan and Its Others

    CLAMMER John

    This book explores Japan's relationship with As...
    This book explores Japan's relationship with Asia and the world, examines contemporary Japanese thinking about Japan's "others" and how this impacts on local discourses about uniqueness, modernity,...
  • Globalization and Social Change in Contemporary Japan Globalization and Social Change in Contemporary Japan
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    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. ...
  • Coming Out in Japan Coming Out in Japan
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    Coming Out in Japan

    YANASE Ryuta, ITO Satoru

    Traditionally the Japanese have shunned those n...
    Traditionally the Japanese have shunned those not fitting the majority heterosexual mould. Those with a homosexual orientation have always endured an uncomfortable existence in a culture which cond...
  • Lives of Young Koreans in Japan Lives of Young Koreans in Japan
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    Lives of Young Koreans in Japan

    FUKUOKA Yasunori

    Japan exercised colonial rule over Korea from 1...
    Japan exercised colonial rule over Korea from 1910 to 1945 and many Koreans emigrated to Japan during this period. Today, these Korean migrants and their descendants, who are referred to as Zainich...