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A Maritime History of East Asia
This book takes the reader on a fascinating journey through the history of a region from the perspective of the interactions that occurred on and were facilitated by the sea. It is …
Displacement Risks in Africa
As the plight of refugees around the world looms large as one of the central problems facing the international political community at the beginning of the 21st century, the …
Narratives on San Ethnicity
The !Xun are a San people living in the Kalahari Desert in Namibia, Botswana, and in Angola. In this book, the cultural and ecological foundations of ethnicity of the !Xun provide …
The State Construction of 'Japaneseness'
For more than 140 years, Japan's koseki registration system has functioned as the official means by which an individual qualifies as "Japanese". Information concerning each family …
Social Organization of the Rufous Vanga
For a few decades, Yamagishi and his associates have studied the ecological and social behaviour of the rufous, a unique species of birds in Madagascar.In this volume, the team …
Ecological Destruction, Health and Development
Uniquely interdisciplinary in orientation, the book joins experts in ecology, agriculture, medicine and development studies to produce this large-scale study. The authors argue …
Laying the Tracks
A joint publication of Trans Pacific Press and Kyoto University Press, this economic history of the early development of Thailand's railways details the rail policies of the royal …
An Anthropology of Ba
Do places influence human behavior?In everyday thinking, spaces and places are generally seen as empty vessels where human activity occurs. Digging a bit deeper, we can distinguish …
Meeting the Challenges of Elder Care
Based on comparative and collaborative studies of Japanese and Norwegian specialists, this book focuses upon the critical analysis of 'rationality of care' with an empirical …
Violence and Democracy
The Bhagalpur riots occurred in the Indian state of Bihar during the 1989 Lok Sabha election campaign. In the lead-up, political actors and parties exploited religious identities …
Agricultural Robots
The history of Japan's agriculture is characterised by efforts to increase production and productivity. At the beginning of the 21st century, both public and private sector …
In Pursuit of Composite Beauty
In Pursuit of Composite Beauty is a study of the life and thought of Yanagi Soetsu (1889-1961), known primarily as the founder of Japan's mingei (folk crafts) movement. Yanagi was …