Multicultural Japan: Palaeolithic to Postmodern

Denoon, Donald (Editor)/ Hudson, Markavan (Editor)/ McCormack, Gavan (Editor)/ Morris-Suzuki, Tessa (Editor)

ISBN 10: 0521003628 / ISBN 13: 9780521003629

Verlag: Cambridge Univ Pr, 2001

Beschreibung

1st edition. 302 pages. 8.75x6.00x0.75 inches. In Stock. This item is printed on demand.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers __0521003628

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: Multicultural Japan: Palaeolithic to Postmodern
• Verlag: Cambridge Univ Pr
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2001
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 0521003628
• ISBN-13: 9780521003629
• Einband: Paperback
• Zustand: Brand New

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Inhaltsangabe

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.

Críticas

"...Donald Denoon, Mark Hudson, Gavan McCormack, and Tessa Morris-Suzuki have given us an eminently intriguing and compelling collection of essays." The Historian