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Book Announcement: Tracing Japanese Leftist Political Activism (1957 – 2017): The Boomerang Flying Transnational

Posted on December 26, 2022 by Paula

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: Shakespeare and East Asia

Posted on February 21, 2021 by Paula

Shakespeare and East Asia Alexa Alice Joubin Structured around modes in which one might encounter Asian-themed performances and adaptations, Shakespeare and East Asia identifies four themes that distinguish post-1950s East Asian cinemas and theatres from works in other parts of the world: … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: The Monstrous-Feminine in Contemporary Japanese Popular Culture

Posted on June 24, 2018 by Paula

The Monstrous-Feminine in Contemporary Japanese Popular Culture Dumas, Raechel This book explores the monstrous-feminine in Japanese popular culture produced from the late years of the 1980s through to the new millennium. Raechel Dumas examines the role of female monsters in … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: The Merchant’s Tale

Posted on January 7, 2018 by Paula

The Merchant’s Tale: Yokohama and the Transformation of Japan Simon Partner Columbia University Press In April 1859, at age fifty, Shinohara Chūemon left his old life behind. Chūemon, a well-off farmer in his home village, departed for the new port … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: The Book in Transition, the East and the West

Posted on July 22, 2017 by Paula

The Book in Transition, the East and the West Symposium Date: 9 December 2017 Place: G-Lab (6-7th floors), East Research Building, Mita Campus, Keio University, Tokyo Deadline: 21 August 2017 (Japan time) Keynote speaker: Dr Paul Needham (Scheide Librarian, Princeton University) Conveners: Mayumi … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Recasting the Past: An Early Modern Tales of Ise for Children

Posted on January 8, 2017 by Paula

Recasting the Past: An Early Modern Tales of Ise for Children (Brill, 2016) ISBN: 9789004337138; List price: €59 / $65 http://www.brill.com/products/book/recasting-past-early-modern-tales-ise-children In Recasting the Past: An Early Modern Tales of Ise for Children Laura Moretti recreates in image and text … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Japanese Design: Art, Aesthetics, and Culture

Posted on January 25, 2015 by Paula

Japanese Design: Art, Aesthetics & Culture Patricia J. Graham What exactly is the singular attraction of Japanese design? And why does Japanese style speak so clearly to so many people all over the world? The Japanese sensibility often possesses an intuitive, … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Heritage Management in Korea and Japan

Posted on November 24, 2013 by Travis

Via H-Japan Heritage Management in Korea and Japan: The Politics of Antiquity and Identity Hyung Il-Pai December 2013 298 pp. ISBN: 9780295993058 Paperback $30.00 ISBN: 9780295993041 Hardcover $70.00 Publisher’s blurb, from University of Washington Press: Imperial tombs, Buddhist architecture, palaces, … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Tang China in Multi-polar Asia: A History of Diplomacy and War

Posted on November 10, 2013 by Travis

http://www.uhpress.hawaii.edu/p-8941-9780824836443.aspx by Wang Zhenping 2013, 480 pages $65.00 ISBN: 978-0-8248-3644-3, Hardcover Publisher’s blurb: Using a synthetic narrative approach, this ambitious work uses the lens of multipolarity to analyze Tang China’s (618–907) relations with Turkestan; the Korean states of Koguryŏ, Silla, … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: The Tale of Genji: Translation, Canonization, and World Literature

Posted on November 3, 2013 by Travis

Michael Emmerich The Tale of Genji: Translation, Canonization, and World Literature, Columbia University Press, October 2013 Cloth, 512 pages ISBN: 978-0-231-16272-2 $60.00 / £41.50 Publisher’s blurb: Michael Emmerich thoroughly revises the conventional narrative of the early modern and modern history … Continue reading →

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