| New Worlds, New Lives: Globalization and People of Japanese Descent in the Americas Andfrom Latin America in Japen Contributor(s): Hirabayashi, Lane Ryo (Editor), Kikumura-Yano, Akemi (Editor), Hirabayashi, James A. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0804744629 ISBN-13: 9780804744621 Publisher: Stanford University Press OUR PRICE: $33.25 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2002 Annotation: " This extremely important book marks a definite' breakthrough' in making a comparative analysis of a single nationality group and its descendants in several new countries. No other book encompasses such a broad, yet very detailed, perspective, and all scholars of Japanese immigrants to the Americas will welcome this new direction in immigration history." -- Brian Hayashi, Kyoto University " New Worlds, New Lives does a great job of exploring the complex histories, and changing demographics, of the Japanese diaspora in only 384 pages...The volume is definately worth $24.95." -- The Hawaii Herald |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - Asian American Studies - Political Science | International Relations - General - Political Science | Globalization |
| Dewey: 305.895 |
| LCCN: 2001008166 |
| Series: Asian America |
| Physical Information: 0.85" H x 6.05" W x 9.02" (1.11 lbs) 384 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Japanese - Ethnic Orientation - Asian - Ethnic Orientation - Japanese |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book confronts the question of who and what is a Nikkei, that is, a person of Japanese descent, by presenting 18 case studies from throughout the Americas-including Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Paraguay, Peru, and the United States. |