Multicultural Japan: Palaeolithic to Postmodern

doi:10.1017/CBO9781139084901

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.

"...Donald Denoon, Mark Hudson, Gavan McCormack, and Tessa Morris-Suzuki have given us an eminently intriguing and compelling collection of essays." The Historian

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Frontmatter
pp i-ii
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Contents
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List of Figures and Tables
pp v-v
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List of Contributors
pp vi-vii
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Abbreviations
pp viii-viii
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Introduction
pp 1-16
- By Gavan McCormack, Australian National University
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Part 1 - Archaeology and Identity
pp 17-18
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1 - The Japanese as an Asia-Pacific Population
pp 19-30
- By Katayama Kazumichi, Kyoto University
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2 - North Kyushu Creole: a language-contact model for the origins of Japanese
pp 31-45
- By John C. Maher, Internatiomal Christian University, Tokyo
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3 - Beyond Ethnicity and Emergence in Japanese Archaeology
pp 46-59
- By Simon Kaner, Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures
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4 - Archaeology and Japanese Identity
pp 60-78
- By Clare Fawcett, St Francis Xavier University
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Part 2 - Centre and Periphery
pp 79-80
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5 - A Descent into the Past: the frontier in the construction of Japanese history
pp 81-94
- By Tessa Morris-Suzuki, Australian National University
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6 - The Place of Okinawa in Japanese Historial Identity
pp 95-116
- By Richard Pearson
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7 - Ainu Moshir and Yaponesia: Ainu and Okinawan identities in contemporary Japan
pp 117-132
- By Hanazaki Kōhei
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Part 3 - Contact with the Outside
pp 133-134
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8 - Some Reflections on Identity Formation in East Asia in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries
pp 135-152
- By Derek Massarella, Chuo University
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9 - Siam and Japan in Pre-Modern Times: a note on mutual images
pp 153-159
- By Ishii Yoneo, Sophia University, Tokyo
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10 - Indonesia under the ‘Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere’
pp 160-173
- By Gotō Ken'ichi, Waseda University, Tokyo
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11 - Japanese Army Internment Policies for Enemy Civilians during the Asia-Pacific War
pp 174-210
- By Utsumi Aiko, Keisen Women's College, Tokyo
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Part 4 - The Japanese Family
pp 211-212
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12 - Modern Patriarchy and the Formation of the Japanese Nation State
pp 213-223
- By Ueno Chizuko, Tokyo University
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13 - The Modern Japanese Family System: unique or universal?
pp 224-232
- By Nishikawa Yūko, Kyoto Bunko University
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Part 5 - Culture and Ideology
pp 233-234
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14 - Emperor, Rice, and Commoners
pp 235-244
- By Amino Yoshihiko, Kanagawa University, Yokohama
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15 - Two Interpretations of Japanese Culture
pp 245-264
- By Nishikawa Nagao, Ritsumeikan University, Kyoto
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16 - Kokusaika: impediments in Japan's deep structure
pp 265-286
- By Gavan McCormack, Australian National University
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Afterword: Diversity and Identity in the Twenty-First Century
pp 287-292
- By Mark Hudson, University of Tsukuba, Tessa Morris-Suzuki, Australian National University
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Index
pp 293-302
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