ISBN:
978-1-138-31039-1
,
978-1-03-209081-8
Sprache:
Englisch
Seiten:
vii, 277 Seiten :
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Serie:
Routledge contemporary Japan series
Paralleltitel:
Erscheint auch als
Schlagwort(e):
Japan / Social conditions / 21st century
;
Social stratification / Japan
;
Social conflict / Japan
;
Culture conflict / Japan
Kurzfassung:
"Today, as with most advanced capitalist countries, serious social divides occasioned by the impacts of globalization and neoliberalism have destabilized Japanese society. This book explores not only how Japanese society is diversified and unequal, but also how diversity and inequality have caused people to divide into separate realities from which conflict and violence have emerged. It empirically examines the current situation while considering the historical development of exclusionism from the interdisciplinary viewpoints of history, policy studies, cultural studies, sociology, and cultural anthropology. In addition to analyzing the realities of division and exclusionism, the authors propose theoretical alternatives to overcome such cultural and social divides"--
Anmerkung:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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