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Book Announcement: Public Opinion – Propaganda – Ideology

Posted on August 5, 2012 by Paula

Public Opinion – Propaganda – Ideology: Theories on the Press and its Social Function in Interwar Japan, 1918-1937 As early as prewar Japan, thinkers of various intellectual proveniences had begun discussing the most important topics of contemporary media and communication … Continue reading →

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Book announcement: Urban Spaces in Japan: Cultural and Social Perspectives

Posted on June 3, 2012 by Paula

Edited by Christoph Brumann, Evelyn Schulz Urban Spaces in Japan explores the workings of power, money and the public interest in the planning and design of Japanese space. Through a set of vivid case studies of well-known Japanese cities including … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: ACLS Public Fellows Program: Various Nonprofit Staff Positions

Posted on February 9, 2012 by Paula

Institution:   American Council of Learned Societies Location:   New York, United States Position:   Other Professional, Post-Doctoral Fellow; ACLS Public Fellows Program: Various Nonproft Staff Positions ACLS invites applications for the second competition of the Public Fellows program. The … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: A Place in Public: Women’s Rights in Meiji Japan

Posted on August 21, 2011 by LM

A Place in Public: Women’s Rights in Meiji Japan Marnie S. Anderson This book addresses how gender became a defining category in the political and social modernization of Japan. During the early decades of the Meiji period (1868–1912), the Japanese … Continue reading →

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