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Multicultural Japan: Palaeolithic to Postmodern
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Multicultural Japan: Palaeolithic to Postmodern
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| Authors and Contributors |
Edited by Donald Denoon
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Edited by Mark Hudson
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Edited by Gavan McCormack
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Edited by Tessa Morris-Suzuki
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| Series | Contemporary Japanese Society |
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:312 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 152 |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780521003629
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| Classifications | Dewey:305.800952 |
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| Audience | | Professional & Vocational | | Tertiary Education (US: College) | |
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| Illustrations |
4 Tables, unspecified; 6 Line drawings, unspecified
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Cambridge University Press
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| Imprint |
Cambridge University Press
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| Publication Date |
20 November 2001 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
This book challenges the conventional view of Japanese society as monocultural and homogenous. Unique for its historical breadth and interdisciplinary orientation, Multicultural Japan ranges from prehistory to the present, arguing that cultural diversity has always existed in Japan. A timely and provocative discussion of identity politics regarding the question of 'Japaneseness', the book traces the origins of the Japanese, examining Japan's indigenous people and the politics of archaeology, using the latter to link Japan's ancient history with contemporary debates on identity. Also examined are Japan's historical connections with Europe and East and Southeast Asia, ideology, family, culture and past and present.
Reviews"...Donald Denoon, Mark Hudson, Gavan McCormack, and Tessa Morris-Suzuki have given us an eminently intriguing and compelling collection of essays." The Historian
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