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Book announcement: Manners and Mischief: Gender, Power, and Etiquette in Japan

Posted on May 11, 2011 by Paula

Laura Miller and Jan Bardsley are pleased to announce the debut of our co-edited volume Manners and Mischief: Gender, Power, and Etiquette in Japan (UC Press, 2011). The book examines etiquette guides, advice literature, and other such instruction for behavior … Continue reading →

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Book announcement: Women and Public Life in Early Meiji Japan: The Development of the Feminist Movement

Posted on March 14, 2011 by Paula

Author: Mara Patessio WOMEN AND PUBLIC LIFE IN EARLY MEIJI JAPAN focuses on women’s activities in the new public spaces of Meiji Japan. With chapters on public, private, and missionary schools for girls, their students, and teachers, on social and … Continue reading →

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Book announcement: Food and Fantasy in Early Modern Japan

Posted on December 16, 2010 by Paula

We do love food here at Shinpai deshou, so we have another new book announcement for you on the topic that looks just as interesting as the last. If you find food history fascinating, it’s surely going to be a … Continue reading →

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Book announcement: Japanese Foodways, Past and Present

Posted on November 2, 2010 by Paula

To complement our Japanese food and drink blog review by Jen, here is an announcement for a new book related to Japanese food coming out soon: Japanese Foodways, Past and Present. Whether you’re a Japanese food historian, connoisseur, or just … Continue reading →

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