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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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  • Arctic Pastoralist Sakha Arctic Pastoralist Sakha
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    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...
  • Health Inequalities in Japan Health Inequalities in Japan
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    Health Inequalities in Japan

    KONDO Katsunori

    The life expectancy of the Japanese is among th...
    The life expectancy of the Japanese is among the highest in the world, and their preventive system to avoid nursing care is attracting international attention. Based on a large sample of senior cit...
  • Governance and Democracy in Asia Governance and Democracy in Asia
    $34.95
    Governance and Democracy in Asia

    INOGUCHI Takashi

    This book examines what citizens think about go...
    This book examines what citizens think about governance and democracy and the actual practices of governments in Asia, one of the most dynamic and divergent regions of the world. Using public opini...
  • Liberalism Liberalism
    $34.95
    Liberalism

    SEIYAMA Kazuo

    In the past two decades, as the tsunami of glob...
    In the past two decades, as the tsunami of globalism followed Marxism's collapse, and the seemingly ubiquitous and transparent principle of 'the market' came to forge a direct link between worldwid...
  • Globalization, Culture and Inequality in Asia Globalization, Culture and Inequality in Asia
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    Globalization, Culture and Inequality in Asia

    HOLDEN Todd Joseph Miles

    Contemplating globalization from a sociological...
    Contemplating globalization from a sociological perspective, it is without doubt that a major site for social, political, economic and cultural change in the new millennium lies in the Asian region...