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Book Announcement: The Great Transformation of Japanese Capitalism

Posted on December 7, 2014 by Paula

The Great Transformation of Japanese Capitalism Edited by Sébastien Lechevalier Translated by J. A. A. Stockwin Series: Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese Studies Routledge Description In the 1980s the performance of Japan’s economy was an international success story, and led many economists … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Lords of the Sea: Pirates, Violence, and Commerce in Late Medieval Japan

Posted on November 30, 2014 by Paula

Lords of the Sea: Pirates, Violence, and Commerce in Late Medieval Japan Peter D. Shapinsky Michigan Monograph Series in Japanese Studies Number 76 A John Whitney Hall Book Published by the Center for Japanese Studies, University of Michigan ISBN … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Gender, Nation and State in Modern Japan

Posted on November 23, 2014 by Paula

Gender, Nation and State in Modern Japan edited by Andrea Germer, Vera Mackie and Ulrike Wöhr, Routledge, 2014 Gender, Nation and State in Modern Japan makes a unique contribution to the international literature on the formation of modern nation–states in … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Growing Democracy in Japan: The Parliamentary Cabinet System since 1868

Posted on November 16, 2014 by Paula

Growing Democracy in Japan: The Parliamentary Cabinet System since 1868 by Brian Woodall 300 pages Pubdate: 06/17/2014 6 x 9 5 figures, 12 tables The world’s third largest economy and a stable democracy, Japan remains a significant world power; but its economy has … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: The Sarashina Diary: A Woman’s Life in Eleventh-century Japan

Posted on November 9, 2014 by Paula

Sonja Arntzen and Itō Moriyuki are pleased to announce the publication of their collaborative work, which as some subscribers to this list know has been a long time in preparation: The Sarashina Diary: A Woman’s Life in Eleventh-century Japan, by Sugawara … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Secrecy’s Power: Covert Shin Buddhists in Japan and Contraditions of Concealment

Posted on November 2, 2014 by LM

Via University of Hawai’i Press. Secrecy’s Power: Covert Shin Buddhists in Japan and Contraditions of Concealment Author: Chilson, Clark; 235pp. July 2014 Cloth – Price: $42.00 ISBN: 978-0-8248-3839-3 Shin has long been one of the most popular forms of Buddhism … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Interpreting Japan: Approaches and Applications for the Classroom

Posted on October 19, 2014 by Paula

Interpreting Japan: Approaches and Applications for the Classroom (Routledge) By Brian J. McVeigh Paperback: 978-0-415-73016-7; Hardback: 978-0-415-73014-3 Written by an experienced teacher and scholar, this book offers university students a handy “how to” guide for interpreting Japanese society and conducting … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Women and Democracy in Cold War Japan

Posted on October 12, 2014 by Paula

The SOAS Japan Research Centre, in association with Bloomsbury, is pleased to announce the publication of the first book in its new SOAS Studies in Modern and Contemporary Japan series. Jan Bardsley’s Women and Democracy in Cold War Japan reveals the diverse possibilities of … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Constructing the Colonized Land: Entwined Perspectives of East Asia around WWII

Posted on October 5, 2014 by Paula

Constructing the Colonized Land: Entwined Perspectives of East Asia around WWII Surrey: Ashgate Publishing Limited, 2014 266 pp. ISBN: 9781409428183 (hbk) ISBN:9781409428190 (ebk-PDF) ISBN:9781472404367(ebk-ePUB) Despite the precipitous rise of East Asia as a center of architectural production since the Second … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Modern Buddhism in Japan

Posted on September 21, 2014 by Paula

Modern Buddhism in Japan edited by Hayashi Makoto, Otani Eiichi, and Paul L. Swanson. Published by Nanzan Institute for Religion and Culture, 2014 (224 pp). This is a collection of essays on the development of Buddhism in Japan in response … Continue reading →

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