| A Transnational Critique of Japaneseness: Cultural Nationalism, Racism, and Multiculturalism in Japan Contributor(s): Kawai, Yuko (Author) |
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ISBN: 1498599001 ISBN-13: 9781498599009 Publisher: Lexington Books OUR PRICE: $103.95 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2020 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Asia - Japan - Language Arts & Disciplines | Communication Studies - Social Science | Sociology - General |
| Physical Information: 0.56" H x 6" W x 9" (0.97 lbs) 182 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this book, Yuko Kawai departs from the common conception of Japan as an ethnically homogenous nation. A Transnational Critique of Japaneseness: Cultural Nationalism, Racism, and Multiculturalism in Japan investigates the construction of Japaneseness from a transnational perspective, examining ways to make Japanese nationhood more inclusive. Kawai analyzes a variety of communicational practices during the first two decades of the twenty-first century while situating Japaneseness in its longer historical transformation from the late nineteenth century. Kawai focuses on governmental and popular ideas of Japaneseness in light of local, global, historical, and contemporary contexts as well as in relation to a diverse array of Others in both Asia and the West. |