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Democratization and Constitutional Reform in ThailandTOYAMA Ayako
This book examines the phenomenon of the "judic...This book examines the phenomenon of the "judicialization of politics," which has attracted attention as one of the causes of the retreat of Thai democracy, focusing on the May 1992 bloodshed, the ... -
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Nationalism and GenderUENO Chizuko
This is written by a sociologist and Japan's "m...This is written by a sociologist and Japan's "most famous feminist", Chizuko Ueno. A discursive battle over how Japan's history should be remembered constitutes the most recent, and perhaps the mos... -
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Traditional Neighbors, Different ModernitiesKUMAGAI Seiji, Miguel Álvarez ORTEGA, Françoise POMMARET, Anna Balikci DENJONGPA
Lying in the south-eastern Himalayas, Bhutan, S...Lying in the south-eastern Himalayas, Bhutan, Sikkim, and the Mon region show a rich and complex development as a contact area, one of intricate multi-layered cultural tapestries, a fascinating cro... -
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Foreigners' Rights in JapanTANNO Kiyoto
Do foreigners really have ‘human rights’ in Jap...Do foreigners really have ‘human rights’ in Japan? This book sheds light on the way Japan views foreigners by examining court cases initiated in the wake of the issuance of deportation orders.‘Spec... -
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AffectusNISHII Ryoko, YANAI Tadashi
We are constantly being influenced and acted up...We are constantly being influenced and acted upon by various people, creatures and things, in other words, by beings outside our bodies. Taking Spinoza’s concept of ‘Affectus’ as a base, this book ... -
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How the Pandemic Changed Work in JapanGENDA Yuji, HAGIHARA Makiko
The COVID-19 pandemic swept the globe from 2019...The COVID-19 pandemic swept the globe from 2019 had a major impact on the way people lived and worked. People refrained from going out and, inevitably, the way people worked underwent drastic chang... -
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Money-lending Contracts in Konbaung BurmaSAITO Teruko
Various contractual deeds were exchanged betwee...Various contractual deeds were exchanged between people in Burmese dynastic society in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. These deeds, known as thet-kayits, especially debt deeds, are valuabl... -
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Feathers, Horns and GuardiansISHIDA Shin-ichiro
The Îgembe region of Kenya is a rich agricultur...The Îgembe region of Kenya is a rich agricultural area on the equator, where people live in a unique time-world. Whenever a problem arises, people do not hasten to a conclusion, but ‘wait’ as a mea... -
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Women on the RightSUZUKI Ayaka
Right-wing social movements have been increasin...Right-wing social movements have been increasingly active in Japan since around 2000. Female members of right-wing political parties and other women activists on the right, including "internet righ... -
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Traditional Iranian MusicTANI Masato
Improvisation is a defining characteristic of t...Improvisation is a defining characteristic of traditional Iranian music. Iranian musicians describe their music as ‘impossible to play in the same way twice’ or ‘able to be performed in many ways,’... -
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Indigenous Peoples and ForestsICHIKAWA Mitsuo
African tropical rainforests are in rapid decli...African tropical rainforests are in rapid decline, and their conservation is an urgent priority. However, forest conservation efforts have typically neglected the rights of people like pygmies, who... -
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Bali and Hinduism in IndonesiaNAGAFUCHI 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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