New Studies in Modern Japan – serie
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Queer Voices from Japan
First Person Narratives from Japan's Sexual Minorities
Av Mark McLelland, Katsuhiko Suganuma m. fl.
Inbunden, 2007
1697 kr
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Queer Voices from Japan examines the wide range of queer voices in Japan, and the longevity that these minority communities have enjoyed in society. Mark McLelland, Katsuhiko Suganuma, and James Welker bring together historical and contemporary narratives that contribute to the study of sexual …
Queer Voices from Japan
First Person Narratives from Japan's Sexual Minorities
Av Mark McLelland, Katsuhiko Suganuma m. fl.
Häftad, 2007
711 kr
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Queer Voices from Japan examines the wide range of queer voices in Japan, and the longevity that these minority communities have enjoyed in society. Mark McLelland, Katsuhiko Suganuma, and James Welker bring together historical and contemporary narratives that contribute to the study of sexual …
Literary Mischief
Sakaguchi Ango, Culture, and the War
Av James Dorsey, Douglas Slaymaker
Inbunden, 2010
1547 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
1547 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
1603 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
732 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
1790 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
1697 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, …
Literature among the Ruins, 1945–1955
Postwar Japanese Literary Criticism
Av Atsuko Ueda, Michael K. Bourdaghs m. fl.
Inbunden, 2018
1466 kr
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In the wake of the disaster of 1945—as Japan was forced to remake itself from “empire” to “nation” in the face of an uncertain global situation—literature and literary criticism emerged as highly contested sites. Today, this remarkable period holds rich potential for opening new dialogue between …
Literature among the Ruins, 1945–1955
Postwar Japanese Literary Criticism
Av Atsuko Ueda, Michael K. Bourdaghs m. fl.
Häftad, 2020
623 kr
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In the wake of the disaster of 1945—as Japan was forced to remake itself from “empire” to “nation” in the face of an uncertain global situation—literature and literary criticism emerged as highly contested sites. Today, this remarkable period holds rich potential for opening new dialogue between …
Politics and Literature Debate in Postwar Japanese Criticism, 1945–52
Av Atsuko Ueda, Michael K. Bourdaghs m. fl.
Häftad, 2018
818 kr
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In the wake of its defeat in World War II, as Japan was forced to remake itself from “empire” to “nation” in the face of an uncertain global situation, literature and literary criticism emerged as highly contested sites. Today, this remarkable period holds rich potential for opening new dialogue …
Japan's Backroom Politics
Factions in a Multiparty Age
Av Watanabe Tsuneo, Douglas Slaymaker
Häftad, 2017
805 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 Viewed from Interdisciplinary Perspectives
History and Prospects
Inbunden, 2015
1603 kr
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The growth rate of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the Asia-Pacific region greatly surpasses the world average. When the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is better realized, then the world’s largest free trade zone will be firmly established. It seems that this region has a very rosy outlook …
Japan Viewed from Interdisciplinary Perspectives
History and Prospects
Häftad, 2017
732 kr
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The growth rate of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the Asia-Pacific region greatly surpasses the world average. When the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is better realized, then the world’s largest free trade zone will be firmly established. It seems that this region has a very rosy outlook …
Japan's Multilayered Democracy
Av Sigal Ben-Rafael Galanti, Nissim Otmazgin m. fl.
Häftad, 2016
732 kr
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This book introduces a multilayered approach to the study of democracy, combining specific knowledge of Japan with theoretical insights from the literature on democratization. It examines different aspects of Japanese democracy—historical, institutional, and sociocultural—to provide a conscious …
Resilient Borders and Cultural Diversity
Internationalism, Brand Nationalism, and Multiculturalism in Japan
Av Koichi Iwabuchi, Douglas Slaymaker
Inbunden, 2015
1345 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
598 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 …
Traveling Texts and the Work of Afro-Japanese Cultural Production
Two Haiku and a Microphone
Av William H. Bridges IV, Nina Cornyetz
Inbunden, 2015
1790 kr
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Traveling Texts and the Work of Afro-Japanese Cultural Production analyzes the complex conversations taking place in texts of all sorts traveling between Africans, African Diasporas, and Japanese across disciplinary, geographic, racial, ethnic, linguistic, and cultural borders. Be it focused on the …
Traveling Texts and the Work of Afro-Japanese Cultural Production
Two Haiku and a Microphone
Av William H. Bridges IV, Nina Cornyetz
Häftad, 2019
704 kr
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Traveling Texts and the Work of Afro-Japanese Cultural Production analyzes the complex conversations taking place in texts of all sorts traveling between Africans, African Diasporas, and Japanese across disciplinary, geographic, racial, ethnic, linguistic, and cultural borders. Be it focused on the …
Single Mothers in Contemporary Japan
Motherhood, Class, and Reproductive Practice
Av Aya Ezawa, Douglas Slaymaker
Inbunden, 2016
1313 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
544 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
1603 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
631 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
1603 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
631 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
1385 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 …
Imagining Prostitution in Modern Japan, 1850–1913
Häftad, 2020
558 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 …
Unfinished Atomic Bomb
Shadows and Reflections
Av David Lowe, Cassandra Atherton m. fl.
Inbunden, 2017
1547 kr
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In its diversity of perspectives, The Unfinished Atomic Bomb: Shadows and Reflections is testament to the ways in which contemplations of the A-bomb are endlessly shifting, rarely fixed on the same point or perspective. The compilation of this book is significant in this regard, offering Japanese, …
Unfinished Atomic Bomb
Shadows and Reflections
Av David Lowe, Cassandra Atherton m. fl.
Häftad, 2019
656 kr
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In its diversity of perspectives, The Unfinished Atomic Bomb: Shadows and Reflections is testament to the ways in which contemplations of the A-bomb are endlessly shifting, rarely fixed on the same point or perspective. The compilation of this book is significant in this regard, offering Japanese, …
Music and Words
Producing Popular Songs in Modern Japan, 1887–1952
Av Patrick M. Patterson, Douglas Slaymaker
Inbunden, 2018
1313 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 …
