Tag Archives: Japanese history

Book announcement: Sex in Japan’s Globalization, 1870–1930: Prostitutes, Emigration and Nation-Building

Posted on June 26, 2011 by Paula

Bill Mihalopoulos London: Pickering & Chatto, 2011 ISBN-10: 1848932014 ISBN-13: 978-1848932012 http://www.pickeringchatto.com/nationbuilding Based on archival research undertaken in Japan and Britain, Mihalopoulos offers a new perspective on the relations between gender hierarchies and the political economy in a newly modernized … Continue reading →

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Book announcement: Japan’s Siberian Intervention, 1918-1922: “A Great Disobedience Against the People”

Posted on June 19, 2011 by Paula

Now available from Lexington Books, an imprint of Rowman and Littlefield, as the second title in their New Studies of Modern Japan series. http://www.lexingtonbooks.com/Catalog/SingleBook.shtml?command=Search&db=%5EDB/CATALOG.db&eqSKUdata=0739146009 Hard cover ISBN: 978-0-7391-4600-2, $75. Soft cover ISBN: 978-0-7391-4601-9, $29.95. The first complete narrative of the … Continue reading →

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Conference Announcement: “The Early Modern ‘Medieval’: Reconstructing Japanese Pasts”

Posted on May 17, 2011 by Paula

General announcement aside, this looks like an *amazing* conference (although as a medievalist and a future PhD student at Michigan, I’m a little biased…). Be sure to save the date! — Location: Michigan League, the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, … Continue reading →

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Blog Review: Samurai Archives

Posted on May 9, 2011 by Paula

As someone finishing up a Master’s degree in late medieval Japanese history, I understand how frustrating finding resources in English can be. Therefore, today we’re going to feature a site for studying Japanese history that I’ve too long neglected to … Continue reading →

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Digital Research and Japanese History Symposium at UC Berkeley

Posted on April 9, 2011 by Paula

We are pleased to make an announcement of the Japanese Historical Text Initiative (JHTI)’s “Digital Research and Japanese History” Symposium, sponsored by the Center for Japanese Studies and the Department of History of the University of California, Berkeley. The symposium … Continue reading →

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Conference announcement/Call for Papers: Loveable Losers: The Taira in Action and Memory

Posted on April 3, 2011 by Paula

— Please see the announcement below for an upcoming conference that we hope will generate new and exciting insights into both premodern Japan and perceptions of it. A fuller description, including presenters and topics, is available at http://www.eastasianstudies.ualberta.ca/TairaConference.aspx . Please … Continue reading →

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Job opening: Visiting Assistant Professor/Instructor, Japanese History

Posted on March 29, 2011 by Paula

Institution: Towson University, History Location:   Maryland, United States Position:   Lecturer, Visiting Assistant Professor The Department of History at Towson University invites applications for a one year visiting assistant professor of Japanese history beginning August 2011. Ph.D. preferred.  ABDs defending by … Continue reading →

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Job opening: Japanese History

Posted on February 12, 2011 by Paula

Kwantlen Polytechnic University, History History Instructor – Japan Institution Type:   College / University Location:   British Columbia, Canada Position:   History Instructor The History Department at Kwantlen Polytechnic University invites applications for a part-time non-regular type2 (temporary) position beginning September 1, 2011. … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Stuff You Missed in History Class

Posted on January 7, 2011 by Paula

Most of my friends know that I’ve been late to get on the technology train in a lot of departments- not getting an iPod, refusing to switch browsers to Firefox, not liking Blu-ray etc. But I’ve discovered one of the … Continue reading →

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