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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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    Fighting Prejudice in Japan Fighting Prejudice in Japan
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    Fighting Prejudice in Japan

    KUROSAKA Ai

    This collection of twelve life stories delves i...
    This collection of twelve life stories delves into the experiences of families of Hansen's Disease (Leprosy) patients who tell their own stories in their own words. In detailed interviews spanning ...
  • Human Survivability Studies Human Survivability Studies
    $89.95
    Human Survivability Studies

    KAWAI Shuichi, FUJITA Masakatsu, KAWAI Eriko

    The challenges we face today are growing conspi...
    The challenges we face today are growing conspicuously broad in scale and complex in nature. Human Survivability Studies is a new transdisciplinary field born from the growing awareness of the urge...
  • Learning English in Japan Learning English in Japan
    $84.95
    Learning English in Japan

    TERASAWA Takunori

    Multiple discourses circulate Japanese society ...
    Multiple discourses circulate Japanese society surrounding the relationship between Japanese people and the English language. For example, 'Japanese people are the worst English speakers in Asia,' ...
  • An Anthropology of Things An Anthropology of Things
    $42.95
    An Anthropology of Things

    TOKORO Ikuya, KAWAI Kaori

    The aim of this book is to highlight the import...
    The aim of this book is to highlight the important roles that things play in our everyday lives by examining how things and humans interact. Based on ethnographical data from Asia, Africa, and Ocea...
  • Creating Subaltern Counterpublics Creating Subaltern Counterpublics
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    Creating Subaltern Counterpublics

    SEO Akwi

    This is a study of a political and social movem...
    This is a study of a political and social movement instigated by older Korean women in Japan, beginning in the 1990s. Koreans in Japan have occupied an unique position among ethnic minority groups....
  • Narratives on San Ethnicity
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    Narratives on San Ethnicity

    TAKADA Akira

    The !Xun are a San people living in the Kalahar...
    The !Xun are a San people living in the Kalahari Desert in Namibia, Botswana, and in Angola. In this book, the cultural and ecological foundations of ethnicity of the !Xun provide a case study for ...
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    International Migrants in Japan International Migrants in Japan
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    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
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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...
  • The Gidra The Gidra
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    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
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    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...
  • 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...