The dynamics of inclusion and exclusion have operated for centuries in the island chain that cons...

This book presents a counter-argument to the Japanese belief that they are a homogeneous nation s...

The artifice of gender performance - sometimes playful, mostly conscientious - has enthralled and...

Much of the misunderstanding by foreigners about Japan arises out of their acceptance of certain ...

In this the parallel volume to The Boundaries of 'the Japanese': Volume 1: Okinawa 1818-1972 (201...

This book examines what citizens think about governance and democracy and the actual practices of...

This collection of twelve life stories delves into the experiences of families of Hansen's Diseas...

'It finally dawned on us. The government was unreliable. Politicians and bureaucrats were unrelia...

Why is Bali the only Hindu island in Muslim Indonesia? Although Indonesia is overwhelmingly Musli...

Although ethnic Malays make up the majority of the Malaysian population and are the ruling class ...

The dynamics of inclusion and exclusion have operated for centuries in the island chain that cons...

This book takes the reader on a fascinating journey through the history of a region from the pers...