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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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  • 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...
  • 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. ...
  • 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 ...
  • Inequality, Discrimination and Conflict in Japan Inequality, Discrimination and Conflict in Japan
    $34.95
    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...
  • Global Migration and Ethnic Communities Global Migration and Ethnic Communities
    $34.95
    Global Migration and Ethnic Communities

    YOSHIHARA Naoki

    This book is a collection of essays on the crit...
    This book is a collection of essays on the critical subject of migration in a global context. The book offers insights into the broad range of experiences of migrants in diverse settings. It also e...
  • Development Monks in Northeast Thailand Development Monks in Northeast Thailand
    $99.95
    Development Monks in Northeast Thailand

    LAPTHANANON Pinit

    This study examines the role of Buddhist monks ...
    This study examines the role of Buddhist monks as development agents in rural Thailand. Through 20 years of field studies, and with a focus on Northeast Thailand (which is known as Isan and long cl...
  • 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...
  • In Pursuit of the Seikatsusha In Pursuit of the Seikatsusha
    $34.95
    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 ...
  • Class Structure in Contemporary Japan Class Structure in Contemporary Japan
    $29.95
    Class Structure in Contemporary Japan

    HASHIMOTO Kenji

    The author, Hashimoto, has been a solitary voic...
    The author, Hashimoto, has been a solitary voice in the social stratification analysis of Japanese society for the last two decades presenting its class structure in Marxian terms. His models and f...
  • Racial Representations in Asia Racial Representations in Asia
    $89.95
    Racial Representations in Asia

    TAKEZAWA Yasuko

    Though there is no biological validity to race,...
    Though there is no biological validity to race, it continues to play a central role in various aspects of our daily lives. What, then, generates and reinforces the reality of race, and in what ways...