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Archaeology, Society and Identity in Modern Japan

Author : Koji Mizoguchi
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521187794
Total Pages : 202 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (877 download)

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Download or read book Archaeology, Society and Identity in Modern Japan written by Koji Mizoguchi and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2011-03-03 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This bold and illuminating 2006 study examines the role of archaeology in the formation of the modern Japanese nation and explores the processes by which archaeological practice is shaped by national social and intellectual discourse. Leading Japanese archaeologist Koji Mizoguchi argues that an understanding of the past has been a central component in the creation of national identities and modern nation states and that, since its emergence as a distinct academic discipline in the modern era, archaeology has played an important role in shaping that understanding. By examining in parallel the uniquely intense process of modernisation experienced by Japan and the history of Japanese archaeology, Mizoguchi explores the close interrelationship between archaeology, society and modernity, helping to explain why we do archaeology in the way that we do. This book is essential reading for anybody with an interest in the history of archaeology or modern Japan.

Archaeology, Society and Identity in Modern Japan

Author : Kōji Mizoguchi
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780511191459
Total Pages : 183 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (914 download)

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Download or read book Archaeology, Society and Identity in Modern Japan written by Kōji Mizoguchi and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This illuminating study examines the role of archaeology in the formation of the modern Japanese nation and the processes by which archaeological practice is shaped by national discourse. Exploring the close interrelationship between archaeology, society and modernity, it helps explain why we do archaeology in the way that we do.

Multicultural Japan

Author : Donald Denoon
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521003629
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (36 download)

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Download or read book Multicultural Japan written by Donald Denoon and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2001-11-20 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Understanding Japanese Society

Author : Joy Hendry
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0415679133
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (156 download)

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Download or read book Understanding Japanese Society written by Joy Hendry and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new edition provides a clear introduction to Japanese society which does not require any previous knowledge of the country. It contains new material on the effects of the Asian crisis and recession in Japan, the changes to the Japanese ruling political elite and more.

Modern Japan

Author : Mikiso Hane
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0429974604
Total Pages : 583 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (299 download)

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Download or read book Modern Japan written by Mikiso Hane and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-03-09 with total page 583 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Integrating political events with cultural, economic, and intellectual movements, Modern Japan provides a balanced and authoritative survey of modern Japanese history. A summary of Japan's early history, emphasizing institutions and systems that influenced Japanese society, provides a well-rounded introduction to this essential volume, which focuses on the Tokugawa period to the present. The fifth edition of Modern Japan is updated throughout to include the latest information on Japan's international relations, including secret diplomatic correspondence recently disclosed on WikiLeaks. This edition brings Japanese history up to date in the post 9/11 era, detailing current issues such as: the impact of the Gulf Wars on Japanese international relations, the March 2011 earthquake, tsunami, and subsequent nuclear accident, the recent tumultuous change of political leadership, and Japan's current economic and global status. An updated chronological chart, list of prime ministers, and bibliography are also included.

The Archaeology of Japan

Author : Koji Mizoguchi
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107244382
Total Pages : 393 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (72 download)

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Download or read book The Archaeology of Japan written by Koji Mizoguchi and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2013-11-25 with total page 393 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first book-length study of the Yayoi and Kofun periods of Japan (c.600 BC–AD 700), in which the introduction of rice paddy-field farming from the Korean peninsula ignited the rapid development of social complexity and hierarchy that culminated with the formation of the ancient Japanese state. The author traces the historical trajectory of the Yayoi and Kofun periods by employing cutting-edge sociological, anthropological and archaeological theories and methods. The book reveals a fascinating process through which sophisticated hunter-gatherer communities in an archipelago on the eastern fringe of the Eurasian continent were transformed materially and symbolically into a state.

Conjuring Up Prehistory: Landscape and the Archaic in Japanese Nationalism

Author : Mark J. Hudson
Publisher : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1803271159
Total Pages : 90 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (32 download)

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Download or read book Conjuring Up Prehistory: Landscape and the Archaic in Japanese Nationalism written by Mark J. Hudson and published by Archaeopress Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2021-11-11 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study considers the ways in which archaeology and landscapes of the archaic have been appropriated in Japanese nationalism since the early twentieth century, focusing on the writings of cultural historian Tetsurō Watsuji, philosopher Takeshi Umehara and environmental archaeologist Yoshinori Yasuda.

Routledge Handbook of Premodern Japanese History

Author : Karl F. Friday
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351692011
Total Pages : 621 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (516 download)

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Download or read book Routledge Handbook of Premodern Japanese History written by Karl F. Friday and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-07-14 with total page 621 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scholarship on premodern Japan has grown spectacularly over the past four decades, in terms of both sophistication and volume. A new approach has developed, marked by a higher reliance on primary documents, a shift away from the history of elites to broader explorations of social structures, and a re-examination of many key assumptions. As a result, the picture of the early Japanese past now taught by specialists differs radically from the one that was current in the mid-twentieth century. This handbook offers a comprehensive historiographical review of Japanese history up until the 1500s. Featuring chapters by leading historians and covering the early Jōmon, Yayoi, Kofun, Nara, and Heian eras, as well as the later medieval periods, each section provides a foundational grasp of the major themes in premodern Japan. The sections will include: Geography and the environment Political events and institutions Society and culture Economy and technology The Routledge Handbook of Premodern Japanese History is an essential reference work for students and scholars of Japanese, Asian, and World History.

Modern Japan, Student Economy Edition

Author : Mikiso Hane
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0429973063
Total Pages : 382 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (299 download)

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Download or read book Modern Japan, Student Economy Edition written by Mikiso Hane and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-04-27 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents the essential facts of modern Japanese history. It covers a variety of important developments through the 1990s, giving special consideration to how traditional Japanese modes of thought and behavior have affected the recent developments.

The Oxford Companion to Archaeology

Author : Neil Asher Silberman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 0199735786
Total Pages : 2130 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (997 download)

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Download or read book The Oxford Companion to Archaeology written by Neil Asher Silberman and published by . This book was released on 2012-11 with total page 2130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second edition of The Oxford Companion to Archaeology is a thoroughly up-to-date resource with new entries exploring the many advances in the field since the first edition published in 1996. In 700 entries, the second edition provides thorough coverage to historical archaeology, the development of archaeology as a field of study, and the way the discipline works to explain the past. In addition to these theoretical entries, other entries describe the major excavations, discoveries, and innovations, from the discovery of the cave paintings at Lascaux to the deciphering of Egyptian hieroglyphics and the use of luminescence dating. Recent developments in methods and analytical techniques which have revolutionized the ways excavations are performed are also covered; as well as new areas within archeology, such as cultural tourism; and major new sites which have expanded our understanding of prehistory and human developments through time. In addition to significant expansion, first-edition entries have been thoroughly revised and updated to reflect the progress that has been made in the last decade and a half.

Shinto

Author : Helen Hardacre
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0190621710
Total Pages : 721 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (96 download)

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Download or read book Shinto written by Helen Hardacre and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017 with total page 721 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Helen Hardacre offers for the first time in any language a sweeping, comprehensive history of Shinto, the tradition that is practiced by some 80% of the Japanese people and underlies the institution of the Emperor.

Handbook of Postcolonial Archaeology

Author : Jane Lydon
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1315427680
Total Pages : 526 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (154 download)

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Download or read book Handbook of Postcolonial Archaeology written by Jane Lydon and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-07 with total page 526 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The contributors to this volume—themselves from six continents and many representing indigenous and minority communities and disadvantaged countries—suggest strategies to strip archaeological theory and practice of its colonial heritage and create a discipline sensitive to its inherent inequalities.

Oxford Handbook of Cognitive Archaeology

Author :
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0192649310
Total Pages : 1329 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (926 download)

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Download or read book Oxford Handbook of Cognitive Archaeology written by and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2024-03-12 with total page 1329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cognitive Archaeology is a relatively young though fast growing discipline. The intellectual heart of cognitive archaeology is archaeology, the discipline that investigates the only direct evidence of the actions and decisions of prehistoric people. Its theories and methods are an eclectic mix of psychological, neuroscientific, paleoneurological, philosophical, anthropological, ethnographic, comparative, aesthetic, and experimental theories, methods, and models, united only by their focus on cognition. The Oxford Handbook of Cognitive Archaeology is a landmark publication, showcasing the theories, methods, and accomplishments of archaeologists who investigate the human mind, including its evolutionary development, its ideation (thoughts and beliefs), and its very nature-through material forms. The volume encompasses the wide spectrum of the discipline, showcasing contributions from more than 50 established and emerging scholars from Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, and the Americas. Prominent among these are contributions that discuss the epistemological frameworks of both the evolutionary and ideational approaches and the leading theories that ground interpretations. Significantly, the majority of chapters deliver substantive contributions that analyze specific examples of material culture, from the oldest known stone tools to ceramic and rock art traditions of the recent millennium. These examples include the gamut of methods and techniques, including typology, replication studies, cha?nes operatoires, neuroarchaeology, ethnographic comparison, and the direct historical approach. In addition, the book begins with retrospective essays by several of the pioneers of cognitive archaeology, presenting a broad range of state-of-the-art investigations into cognitive abilities, tackling thorny issues like the cognitive status of Neandertals, and concluding with speculative essays about the future of an archaeology of mind, and of the mind itself.

Archaeological Practice as Politics and Ethics

Author : John Carman
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3031698282
Total Pages : 205 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (316 download)

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Download or read book Archaeological Practice as Politics and Ethics written by John Carman and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Uncovering Heian Japan

Author : Thomas LaMarre
Publisher : Duke University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780822325185
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (251 download)

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Download or read book Uncovering Heian Japan written by Thomas LaMarre and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Literary criticism of classical Japanese poetry, focusing on the emergence of "Kokinwakashu, ' an imperial anthology of waka poetry compiled in the 9th century.

Ennobling Japan's Savage Northeast

Author : Nathan Hopson
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 1684175828
Total Pages : 383 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (841 download)

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Download or read book Ennobling Japan's Savage Northeast written by Nathan Hopson and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2020-10-26 with total page 383 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Ennobling Japan’s Savage Northeast is the first comprehensive account in English of the discursive life of the Tōhoku region in postwar Japan from 1945 through 2011. The Northeast became the subject of world attention with the March 2011 triple disaster of earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear meltdown. But Tōhoku’s history and significance to emic understandings of Japanese self and nationhood remain poorly understood. When Japan embarked on its quest to modernize in the mid-nineteenth century, historical prejudice, contemporary politics, and economic calculation together led the state to marginalize Tōhoku, creating a “backward” region in both fact and image. After 1945, a group of mostly local intellectuals attempted to overcome this image and rehabilitate the Northeast as a source of new national values. This early postwar Tōhoku recuperation movement has proved to be a critical source for the new Kyoto school’s neoconservative valorization of native Japanese identity, fueling that group’s antimodern, anti-Western discourse since the 1980s.Nathan Hopson unravels the contested postwar meanings of Tōhoku to reveal the complex and contradictory ways in which that region has been incorporated into Japan’s shifting self-images since World War II."

Into the Field

Author : Miriam L. Kingsberg Kadia
Publisher : Stanford University Press
ISBN 13 : 1503610624
Total Pages : 443 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (36 download)

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Download or read book Into the Field written by Miriam L. Kingsberg Kadia and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 2019-11-26 with total page 443 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the 1930s, a cohort of professional human scientists coalesced around a common and particular understanding of objectivity as the foundation of legitimate knowledge, and of fieldwork as the pathway to objectivity. Into the Field is the first collective biography of this cohort, evocatively described by one contemporary as the men of one age. At the height of imperialism, the men of one age undertook field research in territories under Japanese rule in pursuit of "objective" information that would justify the subjugation of local peoples. After 1945, amid the defeat and dismantling of Japanese sovereignty and under the occupation and tutelage of the United States, they returned to the field to create narratives of human difference that supported the new national values of democracy, capitalism, and peace. The 1968 student movement challenged these values, resulting in an all-encompassing attack on objectivity itself. Nonetheless, the legacy of the men of one age lives on in the disciplines they developed and the beliefs they established about human diversity.