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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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  • From Salvation to Spirituality From Salvation to Spirituality
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    From Salvation to Spirituality

    SHIMAZONO Susumu

    Susumu Shimazono, one of Japan's foremost socio...
    Susumu Shimazono, one of Japan's foremost sociologists of religion, deals with the development of popular religious and spiritual movements in Japan in the nineteenth and the twentieth centuries. A...
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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 ...
  • Baseball in Occupied Japan
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    Baseball in Occupied Japan

    TANIKAWA Takeshi

    How was baseball used to promote U.S. values in...
    How was baseball used to promote U.S. values in occupied Japan? The first post-war Japanese professional baseball game was held on November 23, 1945, just 100 days after the end of World War II. D...
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    Others in Japanese Agriculture Others in Japanese Agriculture
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    Others in Japanese Agriculture

    YASUOKA Kenichi

    Japan's national identity associates the 'Japan...
    Japan's national identity associates the 'Japanese people' with the Japanese land, making the farmer the backbone of the nation. Others in Japanese Agriculture challenges this mythology, revealing ...
  • Boundaries of 'the Japanese' Vol.1 Boundaries of 'the Japanese' Vol.1
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    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...
  • Pop Culture and the Everyday in Japan Pop Culture and the Everyday in Japan
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    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...
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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 ...
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    In Pursuit of Composite Beauty

    NAKAMI Mari

    In Pursuit of Composite Beauty is a study of th...
    In Pursuit of Composite Beauty is a study of the life and thought of Yanagi Soetsu (1889-1961), known primarily as the founder of Japan's mingei (folk crafts) movement. Mr. Yanagi was a thinker who...
  • The Explorer Sven Hedin and Kyoto University The Explorer Sven Hedin and Kyoto University
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    The Explorer Sven Hedin and Kyoto University

    SATO Kenei, TANAKA Kazuko

    A chance discovery of sixty-odd works of art in...
    A chance discovery of sixty-odd works of art in a filing cabinet in Kyoto University's Department of Geography in 2014 triggered an investigation which soon morphed into a multi-disciplinary resear...
  • Japan's Whaling Japan's Whaling
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    Japan's Whaling

    WATANABE Hiroyuki

    Is Japanese whaling based on national culture a...
    Is Japanese whaling based on national culture and tradition? Sociologist Hiroyuki Watanabe challenges this question by examining the history of whaling in modern Japan and looking at the wide range...
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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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    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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