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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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  • Borobudur as Cultural Landscape Borobudur as Cultural Landscape
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    Borobudur as Cultural Landscape

    KANKI Kiyoko

    Borobudur is a 9th-century Buddhist temple site...
    Borobudur is a 9th-century Buddhist temple site in Central Java, Indonesia. As a cultural landscape, Borobudur is a site of active discussion. Since the start of the International Field School on B...
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    International Migrants in Japan International Migrants in Japan
    $84.95
    International Migrants in Japan

    ISHIKAWA Yoshitaka

    Japan faces multiple challenges in an era of po...
    Japan faces multiple challenges in an era of population decline. Problems such as aging and a decreasing working-age population are expected to increase in severity, so tackling these challenges an...
  • Arctic Pastoralist Sakha Arctic Pastoralist Sakha
    $84.95
    Arctic Pastoralist Sakha

    TAKAKURA Hiroki

    The Sakha - traditional cattle and horse pastor...
    The Sakha - traditional cattle and horse pastoralists and one of the largest ethnic minorities in Siberia - hold a unique position in human adaptation. This book focuses on the cultural history, pr...
  • 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...
  • The Gidra The Gidra
    $89.95
    The Gidra

    KAWABE Toshio

    For 25 years, author Toshio Kawabe and his coll...
    For 25 years, author Toshio Kawabe and his colleagues periodically lived and worked among the Gidra people of the tropical wet lowland of Papua New Guinea. In this book, Kawabe reports on a continu...
  • The Bushmen
    $99.95
    The Bushmen

    TANAKA Jiro

    The Bushmen archives nearly 50 years of researc...
    The Bushmen archives nearly 50 years of research with some of Southern Africa's remotest groups. Author Jiro Tanaka's deep connection with his subject matter is evident through his insightful and o...
  • 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...
  • Politics of Ethnic Classification in Vietnam Politics of Ethnic Classification in Vietnam
    $94.95
    Politics of Ethnic Classification in Vietnam

    ITO Masako

    Officially, the Socialist Republic of Vietnam h...
    Officially, the Socialist Republic of Vietnam has a total of 54 ethnic groups, including the majority Kinh and 53 ethnic minority groups. This book examines the history of the ethnic group determin...
  • Groups
    $109.95
    Groups

    KAWAI Kaori

    Groups: The Evolution of Human Sociality is the...
    Groups: The Evolution of Human Sociality is the product of a collaborative project based at the Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa at the Tokyo University of Foreign S...
  • 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...