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Japan's Minorities: The illusion of homogeneity (The University of Sheffield/Routledge Japanese Studies Series)

Michael Weiner

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Description: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, the Chinese, the Koreans, the Nikkeijin and the Okinawans. Examining the ways in which the Japanese have manipulated historical events, such as Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the contributors reveal the presence of an underlying concept of Japaneseness that excludes members of these minorities. The book addresses key themes including: the role of this ideology of race in the construction of the Japanese identity historical memory and its suppression contemporary labour migration to Japan the three-hundred year existence of Chinese communities in Japan mixed-race children in Japan the feminization of contemporary migration to Japan. Still the only scholarly examination of issues of race, ethnicity and marginality in Japan from both a historical and comparative perspective, this new edition will be essential reading for scholars and students of Japanese studies, ethnic and racial studies, culture and society, anthropology and politics.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Japan's Minorities: The illusion of homogeneity (The University of Sheffield/Routledge Japanese Studies Series). To get started finding Japan's Minorities: The illusion of homogeneity (The University of Sheffield/Routledge Japanese Studies Series), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: 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, the Chinese, the Koreans, the Nikkeijin and the Okinawans. Examining the ways in which the Japanese have manipulated historical events, such as Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the contributors reveal the presence of an underlying concept of Japaneseness that excludes members of these minorities. The book addresses key themes including: the role of this ideology of race in the construction of the Japanese identity historical memory and its suppression contemporary labour migration to Japan the three-hundred year existence of Chinese communities in Japan mixed-race children in Japan the feminization of contemporary migration to Japan. Still the only scholarly examination of issues of race, ethnicity and marginality in Japan from both a historical and comparative perspective, this new edition will be essential reading for scholars and students of Japanese studies, ethnic and racial studies, culture and society, anthropology and politics.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Japan's Minorities: The illusion of homogeneity (The University of Sheffield/Routledge Japanese Studies Series). To get started finding Japan's Minorities: The illusion of homogeneity (The University of Sheffield/Routledge Japanese Studies Series), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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