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34 produkter
Body in Postwar Japanese Fiction
Inbunden, 2004
2886 kr
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This book explores one of the crucial themes in postwar Japanese fiction. Through an examination of the work of a number of prominent twentieth century Japanese writers, the book analyses the meaning of the body in postwar Japanese discourse, the gender constructions of the imagery of the body and …
Body in Postwar Japanese Fiction
Häftad, 2012
1045 kr
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This book explores one of the crucial themes in postwar Japanese fiction. Through an examination of the work of a number of prominent twentieth century Japanese writers, the book analyses the meaning of the body in postwar Japanese discourse, the gender constructions of the imagery of the body and …
Yoko Tawada
Voices from Everywhere
Häftad, 2007
820 kr
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Yöko Tawada: Voices from Everywhere is the first volume of criticism dedicated to the work of Yöko Tawada, one of the most highly acclaimed writers of her generation. Douglas Slaymaker has collected a range of essays including many that were featured at the 2006 MLA Conference, where a presidential …
Literary Mischief
Sakaguchi Ango, Culture, and the War
Av James Dorsey, Douglas Slaymaker
Inbunden, 2010
1550 kr
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Sakaguchi Ango (1906-1955) was a writer who thrived on iconoclasm and agitation. He remains one of the most creative and stimulating thinkers of twentieth-century Japan. Ango was catapulted into the public consciousness in the months immediately following Japan's surrender to the Allied Forces in …
Truth from a Lie
Documentary, Detection, and Reflexivity in Abe Kobo's Realist Project
Av Margaret Key, Douglas Slaymaker
Inbunden, 2011
1550 kr
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Critics typically regard Abe Kobo (1924-93) as writing against realism, due to his avant-garde aesthetics that challenged the Naturalist realism dominating the literary mainstream and the Socialist realism of the orthodox Left in postwar Japan. He considered his work thoroughly realist, however, …
Japan's Siberian Intervention, 1918–1922
'A Great Disobedience Against the People'
Av Paul E. Dunscomb, Douglas Slaymaker
Inbunden, 2011
1607 kr
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The fifty months of the Siberian Intervention encompass the existential crisis which affected Japanese at virtually all levels when confronted with the new "world situation" left in the wake of the First World War. From elite politicians and military professionals, to public intellectuals and the …
Japan's Siberian Intervention, 1918–1922
'A Great Disobedience Against the People'
Av Paul E. Dunscomb, Douglas Slaymaker
Häftad, 2011
734 kr
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The fifty months of the Siberian Intervention encompass the existential crisis which affected Japanese at virtually all levels when confronted with the new "world situation" left in the wake of the First World War. From elite politicians and military professionals, to public intellectuals and the …
Haiku Poetics in Twentieth Century Avant-Garde Poetry
Av Jeffrey Johnson, Douglas Slaymaker
Inbunden, 2011
1794 kr
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Haiku Poetics in Twentieth Century Avant-Garde Poetry is the first study to examine the historical importance of haiku in theorizing a global poetic, tracing its spread from translations to practice, and following its permutations into diverse modernist avant-garde poetry. While Haiku Poetics is an …
Japan's Backroom Politics
Factions in a Multiparty Age
Av Watanabe Tsuneo, Douglas Slaymaker
Inbunden, 2013
1701 kr
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Japan’s Backroom Politics is the translation of a classic study of the rough and tumble of Japanese politics and conservative party factions in the first two decades of postwar Japan. The original book, published in 1967, was written by the preeminent political writer at the time, Watanabe Tsuneo, …
Japan's Backroom Politics
Factions in a Multiparty Age
Av Watanabe Tsuneo, Douglas Slaymaker
Häftad, 2017
807 kr
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Japan’s Backroom Politics is the translation of a classic study of the rough and tumble of Japanese politics and conservative party factions in the first two decades of postwar Japan. The original book, published in 1967, was written by the preeminent political writer at the time, Watanabe Tsuneo, …
Body in Postwar Japanese Fiction
E-bok, 2004
1235 kr
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This book explores one of the crucial themes in postwar Japanese fiction. Through an examination of the work of a number of prominent twentieth century Japanese writers, the book analyses the meaning of the body in postwar Japanese discourse, the gender constructions of the imagery of the body and …
Body in Postwar Japanese Fiction
E-bok, 2004
1208 kr
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This book explores one of the crucial themes in postwar Japanese fiction. Through an examination of the work of a number of prominent twentieth century Japanese writers, the book analyses the meaning of the body in postwar Japanese discourse, the gender constructions of the imagery of the body and …
Resilient Borders and Cultural Diversity
Internationalism, Brand Nationalism, and Multiculturalism in Japan
Av Koichi Iwabuchi, Douglas Slaymaker
Inbunden, 2015
1350 kr
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The acceleration of media culture globalization processes cross-fertilization and people’s exchange beyond the confinement of national borders, but not all of them lead to substantial transformations of national identity or foster cosmopolitan outlook in terms of openness, togetherness and dialogue …
Resilient Borders and Cultural Diversity
Internationalism, Brand Nationalism, and Multiculturalism in Japan
Av Koichi Iwabuchi, Douglas Slaymaker
Häftad, 2016
601 kr
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The acceleration of media culture globalization processes cross-fertilization and people’s exchange beyond the confinement of national borders, but not all of them lead to substantial transformations of national identity or foster cosmopolitan outlook in terms of openness, togetherness and dialogue …
Single Mothers in Contemporary Japan
Motherhood, Class, and Reproductive Practice
Av Aya Ezawa, Douglas Slaymaker
Inbunden, 2016
1317 kr
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Combining work and family remains a major challenge for married women in contemporary Japan, and it’s not uncommon for them to quit working when starting a family. Single mothers, by contrast, almost always work, regardless of the age of their children. Despite their eagerness to support themselves …
Single Mothers in Contemporary Japan
Motherhood, Class, and Reproductive Practice
Av Aya Ezawa, Douglas Slaymaker
Häftad, 2019
546 kr
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Combining work and family remains a major challenge for married women in contemporary Japan, and it’s not uncommon for them to quit working when starting a family. Single mothers, by contrast, almost always work, regardless of the age of their children. Despite their eagerness to support themselves …
Creating Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force, 1945–2015
A Sword Well Made
Av David Hunter-Chester, Douglas Slaymaker
Inbunden, 2016
1608 kr
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Creating Japan’s Ground Self-Defense Force, 1945–2015 is a timely contribution to postwar Japan security studies. It is the first comprehensive account of Japan’s post-1945 army, including a comprehensive institutional history, together with the evolution of roles and missions and the adoption of …
Creating Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force, 1945–2015
A Sword Well Made
Av David Hunter-Chester, Douglas Slaymaker
Häftad, 2018
633 kr
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Creating Japan’s Ground Self-Defense Force, 1945–2015 is a timely contribution to postwar Japan security studies. It is the first comprehensive account of Japan’s post-1945 army, including a comprehensive institutional history, together with the evolution of roles and missions and the adoption of …
Rethinking Japan
The Politics of Contested Nationalism
Av Arthur Stockwin, Kweku Ampiah m. fl.
Inbunden, 2017
1608 kr
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The authors argue that with the election of the Abe Government in December 2012, Japanese politics has entered a radically new phase they describe as the “2012 Political System.” The system began with the return to power of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), after three years in opposition, but in …
Rethinking Japan
The Politics of Contested Nationalism
Av Arthur Stockwin, Kweku Ampiah m. fl.
Häftad, 2019
633 kr
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The authors argue that with the election of the Abe Government in December 2012, Japanese politics has entered a radically new phase they describe as the “2012 Political System.” The system began with the return to power of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), after three years in opposition, but in …
Imagining Prostitution in Modern Japan, 1850–1913
Av Ann Marie L. Davis, Douglas Slaymaker
Inbunden, 2019
1388 kr
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In the winter of 1913, a small crowd gathered on the streets of a famous red-light district on the outskirts of Tokyo. Curious patrons, journalists, and onlookers formed a steady procession to see the prostitute, Wada Yoshiko, and celebrate the release of her new book. A Prostitute’s Tale divulged …
Music and Words
Producing Popular Songs in Modern Japan, 1887–1952
Av Patrick M. Patterson, Douglas Slaymaker
Inbunden, 2018
1317 kr
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Composer Nakayama Shimpei (1887-1952) wrote more than 300 popular songs in his lifetime. Most are still well known and recorded regularly. An entrepreneur, he found ways to create popular songs that powered Japan’s nascent recording industry in the 1920s and 1930s. An artist, his combination of …
Yokohama and the Silk Trade
How Eastern Japan Became the Primary Economic Region of Japan, 1843–1893
Av Yasuhiro Makimura, Douglas Slaymaker
Inbunden, 2017
1608 kr
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This study provides a broad political and economic examination of the impact of the silk trade on nineteenth-century Japan. It analyzes the economic role of Japan’s eastern interior region and that of the port of Yokohama. It argues that the economic development in this period laid the foundations …
Living Transnationally between Japan and Brazil
Routes beyond Roots
Av Sarah A. LeBaron von Baeyer, Douglas Slaymaker
Häftad, 2023
473 kr
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Based on over two years of participant-observation in labor brokerage firms, factories, schools, churches, and people’s homes in Japan and Brazil, Sarah LeBaron von Baeyer presents an ethnographic portrait of what it means in practice to “live transnationally,” that is, to contend with the social, …
Transnational Critique of Japaneseness
Cultural Nationalism, Racism, and Multiculturalism in Japan
Av Yuko Kawai, Douglas Slaymaker
Inbunden, 2020
1244 kr
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In this book, Yuko Kawai departs from the common conception of Japan as an ethnically homogenous nation. A Transnational Critique of Japaneseness: Cultural Nationalism, Racism, and Multiculturalism in Japan investigates the construction of Japaneseness from a transnational perspective, examining …
Transnational Critique of Japaneseness
Cultural Nationalism, Racism, and Multiculturalism in Japan
Av Yuko Kawai, Douglas Slaymaker
Häftad, 2022
531 kr
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In this book, Yuko Kawai departs from the common conception of Japan as an ethnically homogenous nation. A Transnational Critique of Japaneseness: Cultural Nationalism, Racism, and Multiculturalism in Japan investigates the construction of Japaneseness from a transnational perspective, examining …
Urban Planetary and Tokyo Modernity
Dwelling in Passing
Av Christophe Thouny, Douglas Slaymaker
Inbunden, 2023
1388 kr
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The Urban Planetary and Tokyo Modernity: Dwelling in Passing analyzes everyday experiences in Tokyo during the 1910s and 1920s, showing how urban literature and urban ethnography both tried to come to terms with an emerging planetary situation defined by both ongoing movement and an intensification …
Diversity and Inclusion in Japanese Television Drama
Disability, Gender, Race, and Sexuality
Av Yasue Kuwahara, Douglas Slaymaker m. fl.
Inbunden, 2026
1126 kr
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How do contemporary Japanese television dramas grapple with questions of diversity and inclusion—and what do their stories reveal about the society that produces them? To address these questions, Yasue Kuwahara offers the first comprehensive analysis on how Japanese dramas have portrayed gender, …
Japanese Mission to Seventeenth-Century Rome
Date Masamune’s Cosmopolitan Dream
Av Kathryn M. Lucchese, Douglas Slaymaker
Inbunden, 2024
1243 kr
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Through essays on its key players, detailed original maps, and a narrative drawn from contemporary Italian and Latin sources never before translated into English, A Japanese Mission to 17th Century Rome: Date Masamune’s Cosmopolitan Dream presents a nuanced history of the Keicho Mission …
Theorizing Post-Disaster Literature in Japan
Revisiting the Literary and Cultural Landscape after the Triple Disasters
Av Saeko Kimura, Douglas Slaymaker
Inbunden, 2022
1388 kr
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This seminal book is the first sustained critical work that engages with the varieties of literature following the triple disasters—the earthquake, tsunami, and meltdowns at the Fukushima nuclear plant.
