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Job Opening: East Asian history, Davidson College

Posted on February 2, 2016 by Paula

Institution: Davidson College Location: North Carolina, United States Position: Visiting Assistant Professor of East Asian history DAVIDSON COLLEGE seeks a visiting Assistant Professor of East Asian history with a two-year appointment. Ph.D. in hand by August 2016 preferred. We are looking for … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Postdoctoral teaching fellowship, Asian history, Wabash College

Posted on January 28, 2016 by Paula

Institution: Wabash College, History Location: Indiana, United States Position: Post-Doctoral Fellow; Asian History Postdoctoral Teaching Fellowship Wabash College, with the support of the ASIANetwork-Luce Foundation Teaching Fellow Program, invites applications for a one-year Postdoctoral Teaching Fellowship in Asian History … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Assistant Professor of History (History of East Asia)

Posted on January 27, 2016 by Paula

California State University: Chico Assistant Professor of History (History of East Asia) Status: Tenure-Track/Full-time/part-time (if part-time, indicate time base) Deadline for applications is February 25th, 2016 Position Information The Position: The History Department at California State University, Chico, invites applications … Continue reading →

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Resource: Komonjo website

Posted on January 20, 2016 by Paula

One of the premodern document types that receives the least attention in terms of English-language learning resources is komonjo, documents such as letters or official orders that are outside the purview of more narrative works such as diaries or literary … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Nihon Eiho (日本泳法）

Posted on January 15, 2016 by LM

When I lived in Japan, I rediscovered my love of swimming. Tom Baker of Tokyo Tom Baker, also a swimmer, recently posted about his discovery of Nihon Eihô (日本泳法), Japanese swimming techniques: Not long ago, a member of my sports club noticed … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: East Asian history, Gallaudet University

Posted on January 14, 2016 by Paula

Institution: Gallaudet University, History, Philosophy, Religion, and Sociology Location: District of Columbia, United States Position: Assistant Professor, East Asia, South Asia, or Middle East History Department of History, Philosophy, Religion, and Sociology Tenure-Track Position in History, Gallaudet University, College … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Asian History, Monmouth University

Posted on January 13, 2016 by Paula

Institution: Monmouth University Location: New Jersey, United States Position: Assistant Professor, Asian History Monmouth University is a private, mid-sized, residential university that is comprehensive in scope, supported by a broad commitment to the … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: The Myōtei Dialogues: A Japanese Christian Critique of Native Traditions

Posted on January 3, 2016 by Paula

The Myōtei Dialogues A Japanese Christian Critique of Native Traditions http://www.brill.com/products/book/myotei-dialogues The Myōtei Dialogues is the first complete English translation one of the most important works of early Japanese Christianity. Fukansai Habian’s Myōtei mondō (1605) presents a sharp critique of … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Emperor Hirohito and the Pacific War

Posted on December 27, 2015 by LM

Via University of Washington Press. Emperor Hirohito and the Pacific War NORIKO KAWAMURA paperback not available $34.95 HARDCOVER (9780295995175) ADD TO CART PUBLISHED: November 2015 SUBJECT LISTING: Asian Studies / Japan; History; Biography, Autobiography, and Memoir BIBLIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION: 248 pp., … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: The Fascist Effect: Japan and Italy, 1915-1952

Posted on December 20, 2015 by Paula

Reto Hofmann, The Fascist Effect: Japan and Italy, 1915-1952 (Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 2015) Description During the interwar period, Japanese intellectuals, writers, activists, and politicians, although conscious of the many points of intersection between their politics and those of Mussolini, … Continue reading →

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