The University of Sheffield/Routledge Japanese Studies Series
About the Book Series
This well-established series with one of the pre-eminent institutions for Japanese Studies in Europe is being re-launched to coincide with the sixtieth anniversary of the subject at Sheffield with a new editorial team to reflect the range of disciplines and approaches being pursued in Japanese Studies today. Contributions are actively sought from both early career and established scholars seeking to present cutting-edge research on topics related to contemporary, modern and pre-modern Japan in the humanities and social sciences, with cross-disciplinary and interdisciplinary work being particularly welcome. Informal enquiries about potential publications can be made to the series editors, Dr Saori Shibata and Dr Thomas McAuley. For the submission of formal proposals please contact Stephanie Rogers at [email protected].
Myth, Protest and Struggle in Okinawa
1st Edition
By Miyume Tanji
May 26, 2009
Okinawan people have developed a unique tradition of protest in their long history of oppression and marginalization. Beginning with the Ryukyu Kingdom’s annexation to Japan in the late nineteenth century, Miyume Tanji charts the devastation caused by the Second World War, followed by the...
Nationalisms in Japan
1st Edition
Edited
By Naoko Shimazu
April 29, 2009
Nationalisms in Japan brings together leading specialists in the field to discuss how notions of ‘nationalism’ in modern Japan impinges on all aspects of social, political and cultural understanding of the Japanese nation or the Japanese state. This book is clearly presented and jargon-free, and ...
Japan's Minorities: The illusion of homogeneity
2nd Edition
Edited
By Michael Weiner
December 23, 2008
Based on original research, Japan's Minorities provides a clear historical introduction to the formation of individual minorities, followed by an analysis of the contemporary situation. This second edition identifies and explores the six principal minority groups in Japan: the Ainu, the Burakumin,...
Global Governance and Japan: The Institutional Architecture
1st Edition
Edited
By Glenn D. Hook, Hugo Dobson
May 23, 2007
Leading specialists from Europe and Japan examine the institutional mechanisms of governance at the global level and provide concrete evidence of the role Japan plays in these institutions. An excellent introduction to the concept of global governance, the volume analyzes how global governance ...
Representing the Other in Modern Japanese Literature: A Critical Approach
1st Edition
Edited
By Rachael Hutchinson, Mark Williams
October 31, 2006
Representing the Other in Modern Japanese Literature looks at the ways in which authors writing in Japanese in the twentieth century constructed a division between the ‘Self’ and the ‘Other’ in their work. Drawing on methodology from Foucault and Lacan, the clearly presented essays seek to show how...
Contested Governance in Japan: Sites and Issues
1st Edition
Edited
By Glenn D. Hook
June 07, 2005
Contested Governance in Japan extends the analysis of governance in contemporary Japan by exploring both the sites and issues of governance above and below the state as well as within it. This volume discusses the contested nature of governance in Japan and the ways in which a range of actors are ...
Grassroots Pacifism in Post-War Japan: The Rebirth of a Nation
1st Edition
By Mari Yamamoto
December 23, 2004
Grassroots Pacifism in Post-War Japan presents new material on grassroots peace activism and pacifism in two major groups active in the post-World War 2 peace movement - workers and housewives. Yamamoto contends that the peace movement, which was organised in tandem with other activities to promote...
Production Networks in Asia and Europe: Skill Formation and Technology Transfer in the Automobile Industry
1st Edition
Edited
By Rogier Busser, Yuri Sadoi
December 18, 2003
This book explores Japanese investment in Europe and Southeast Asia, in relation to the automobile industry. In Part I the authors examine industrial organization and policy issues in Thailand, Malaysia, The Philippines and Indonesia, looking at Japanese investment and the relative policy successes...
Japan and UN Peacekeeping: New Pressures and New Responses
1st Edition
By Hugo Dobson
July 18, 2003
Japan's postwar constitution in which the Japanese government famously renounced war forever has meant that the country has been reluctant, until recently, to commit its armed forces in the international arena. However, in the last decade or so, Japan has played a much more active role in ...
Japan and Britain in the Contemporary World: Responses to Common Issues
1st Edition
By Hugo Dobson, Glenn D. Hook
May 16, 2003
Britian and Japan in the Contemporary World provides up-to-date analyses of these two countries in terms of economics, politics, security and identity on the global, regional, subnational and civic levels.The book moves beyond an analysis of state-to-state relations between Britain and Japan by ...
The Political Economy of Japanese Globalisation
1st Edition
Edited
By Harukiyo Hasegawa, Glenn D. Hook
May 29, 2001
The Political Economy of Japanese Globalisation reveals the key dimensions of Japanese globalisation today by analysing both its inward and outward manifestations. This is the first book to examine fully the issue of globalisation in relation to Japan. Organised in three parts, The Political ...
Japanese Education Reform: Nakasone's Legacy
1st Edition
By Christopher P. Hood
April 05, 2001
The Japanese education system has attracted increasing attention over the past 20 years, largely due to the belief that it has been central to Japan's economic growth. Many have felt, however that the system is stunted by an inability, or perhaps even on an incapacity, to change. This study ...