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Multicultural Japan: Palaeolithic to Postmodern

By Donald Denoon , Tessa Morris-Suzuki , Mark Hudson , Gavan McCormack

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2001
ISBN
0521003628, 9780521003629
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (3472945 bytes)
Series
Contemporary Japanese Society
Edition
1
Pages
310\310
Scanned
yes
Time added
2014-05-12 16:39:58

Description

This book challenges the conventional view of Japanese society as being monocultural and homogenous. Unique for its historical breadth and interdisciplinary orientation, this study extends from the prehistoric phase to the present. It challenges the notion that Japan's monoculture is being challenged only because of internationalism, arguing that cultural diversity has always existed in Japan. It is a provocative discussion of identity politics around the question of "Japaneseness". The paperback edition has a new epilogue.

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