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Tag Archives: book announcement
Book Announcement: A History of Popular Culture in Japan
A History of Popular Culture in Japan From the Seventeenth Century to the Present E. Taylor Atkins The phenomenon of ‘Cool Japan’ is one of the distinctive features of global popular culture of the millennial age. A History of Popular Culture … Continue reading
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Book Announcement: Tracing Japanese Leftist Political Activism (1957 – 2017): The Boomerang Flying Transnational
Tracing Japanese Leftist Political Activism (1957 – 2017): The Boomerang Flying Transnational By Kevin Coogan, Claudia Derichs Tracing Japanese Leftist Political Activism (1957–2017) tells the story of the Japanese Red Army (JRA), a militant left-wing group founded in 1971 which was … Continue reading
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Book Announcement: Rituals of Initiation and Consecration in Premodern Japan: Power and Legitimacy in Kingship, Religion, and the Arts
Rituals of Initiation and Consecration in Premodern Japan: Power and Legitimacy in Kingship, Religion, and the Arts Edited by Fabio Rambelli & Or Porath In premodern Japan, legitimization of power and knowledge in various contexts was sanctioned by consecration rituals … Continue reading
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Book Announcement: Nuclear Bodies: The Global Hibakusha
Nuclear Bodies: The Global Hibakusha Robert A. Jacobs In the fall of 1961, President Kennedy somberly warned Americans about deadly radioactive fallout clouds extending hundreds of miles from H‑bomb detonations, yet he approved ninety‑six US nuclear weapon tests for 1962. … Continue reading
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Tagged book announcement, books, Cold War, dislocation, Fukushima, hibakusha, history, Japan, Japanese history, modern, modern Japan, nuclear
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Book Announcement: Sōjiji: Discipline, Compassion, and Enlightenment at a Japanese Zen Temple
Sōjiji: Discipline, Compassion, and Enlightenment at a Japanese Zen Temple Joshua A. Irizarry Sōjiji is one of the two head temples of Sōtō Zen, the largest sect of Japanese Buddhism. The temple is steeped in centuries of culture and tradition, … Continue reading
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Tagged book announcement, books, contemporary Japan, history, Japan, religion, religious studies, Sojiji, Zen
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Book Announcement: Narratives Without Guilt: Japanese Perpetrators and the Question of Responsibility
Narratives Without Guilt: Japanese Perpetrators and the Question of Responsibility Frank Jacob During the Second World War Japanese soldiers committed several different war crimes, including the kidnapping and raping of women or the mistreatment of POWs. In relation to the … Continue reading
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Book Announcement: Japan on the Jesuit Stage: Two 17th-Century Latin Plays with Translation and Commentary
Japan on the Jesuit Stage: Two 17th-Century Latin Plays with Translation and Commentary Akihiko Watanabe The Jesuits were a major source of European information on Japan from the late 16th to early 17th century. Not only were they active missionaries … Continue reading
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Tagged book announcement, books, Christianity, early modern Japan, history, international relations, Japan, Jesuits, performance, religion, religious studies, theatre
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Book Announcement: Tsuchi: Earthy Materials in Contemporary Japanese Art
Tsuchi: Earthy Materials in Contemporary Japanese Art Bert Winther-Tamaki An examination of Japanese contemporary art through the lens of ecocriticism and environmental history Bert Winther-Tamaki explores how Japanese artists have continually sought a passionate and redemptive engagement with earth. By … Continue reading
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Tagged aesthetics, art, art history, book announcement, books, contemporary art, contemporary Japan, environmentalism
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Book Announcement: Beyond the Book: Unique and Rare Primary Sources for East Asian Studies Collected in North America
Beyond the Book: Unique and Rare Primary Sources for East Asian Studies Collected in North America Edited by Jidong Yang Beyond the Book is the first ever volume dedicated to the studies of rare East Asian materials collected by individuals and … Continue reading
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Tagged archives, book announcement, books, collections, east asia, librarianship, libraries, rare materials
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Book Announcement: The Immersive Enclosure: Virtual Reality in Japan
The Immersive Enclosure: Virtual Reality in Japan Paul Roquet Although virtual reality promises to immerse a person in another world, its true power lies in its ability to sever a person’s spatial situatedness in this one. This is especially clear … Continue reading
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Tagged book announcement, books, digital technologies, Japan, Japanese culture, media, media studies, militarism, soiety, techno realities, technology, virtual reality, VR
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