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Boundaries of ’the Japanese’ : Volume 1: Okinawa 1818-1972 - Inclusion and Exclusion

Genealogy of Japanese Self-Images

This book presents a counter-argument to the Japanese belief that they are a homogeneous nation s...

Boundaries of ’the Japanese’

In this the parallel volume to The Boundaries of 'the Japanese': Volume 1: Okinawa 1818-1972 (201...

Fighting Prejudice in Japan

This collection of twelve life stories delves into the experiences of families of Hansen's Diseas...

Postwar South Korea and Japanese Popular Culture

After World War II, Japanese popular culture was 'banned' in Korea. However, despite the official...

Hegemony of Homogeneity

Much of the misunderstanding by foreigners about Japan arises out of their acceptance of certain ...

Beyond Fukushima

'It finally dawned on us. The government was unreliable. Politicians and bureaucrats were unrelia...

Governance and Democracy in Asia

This book examines what citizens think about governance and democracy and the actual practices of...

Gender Gymnastics

The artifice of gender performance - sometimes playful, mostly conscientious - has enthralled and...

Extremes

Humans have always faced the threat of extinction. This book takes a broad perspective of the '...

Bali and Hinduism in Indonesia

Why is Bali the only Hindu island in Muslim Indonesia? Although Indonesia is overwhelmingly Musli...

At the Edge of Mangrove Forest

Although ethnic Malays make up the majority of the Malaysian population and are the ruling class ...