Japanese Government and Politics (Lauren McKee)
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ISBN 9781952636356. 132 pages. Japanese Government and Politics takes a comparative approach to Japanese politics, covering topics such as political […]
Confucius in East Asia: Confucianism’s History in China, Korea, Japan, and Viet Nam (Jeffrey L. Richey)
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REVISED AND EXPANDED SECOND EDITION ISBN 978-1-952636-37-0. 130 pages. Jeffrey Richey has written an engaging and well-crafted book that clearly […]
New Threats to Academic Freedom in Asia (Dimitar D. Gueorguiev, Editor)
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9781952636318. 202 pages Please support the work of AAS by ordering print or ebook copies from our distributor, Columbia University […]
Who Is the Asianist? The Politics of Representation in Asian Studies (Will Bridges, Nitasha Tamar Sharma, and Marvin D. Sterling, Editors)
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VIEW THE BOOK LAUNCH AND DISCUSSION (from October 6, 2022) Please support the work of AAS by ordering print or […]
Beyond the Book: Unique and Rare Primary Sources for East Asian Studies Collected in North America (Jidong Yang, Editor)
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Read an excerpt on the AAS #AsiaNow blog: https://www.asianstudies.org/excerpt-beyond-the-book 9780924304989. 368 pages, full color. BEYOND THE BOOK is the first […]
Animal Care in Japanese Tradition: A Short History (W. Puck Brecher)
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9781952636271. 138 pages. Listen to an interview with Prof. Brecher on the New Books Network: https://newbooksnetwork.com/animal-care-in-japanese-tradition This volume provides an […]
Japan on American TV: Screaming Samurai Join Anime Clubs in the Land of the Lost (Alisa Freedman)
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View the AAS Digital Dialogue book launch webinar for Japan on American TV featuring Alisa Freedman, Anne Allison, Jan Bardsley, […]
Shinto in the History and Culture of Japan (Ronald S. Green)
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ISBN: 9780924304910. 108 Pages. After Japanese emperor Naruhito ascended the Chrysanthemum throne in 2019, he performed a secretive ritual funded […]
A Friend in Deed: Lu Xun, Uchiyama Kanzo, and the Intellectual World of Shanghai on the Eve of War (Joshua A. Fogel)
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ISBN: 978-0-924-304-88-0. 122 pages. Paperback. Lu Xun spent the last decade of his life in the turbulent world of Shanghai. […]
The Dream of East Asia: The Rise of China, Nationalism, Popular Memory, and Regional Dynamics in Northeast Asia (John Lie)
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ISBN 978-0-924304-87-3. 138 pages. Paperback. What do we talk about when we talk about East Asia? We are worried about […]
Drinking Bomb and Shooting Meth: Alcohol and Drug Use in Japan (Jeffrey W. Alexander)
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Winner of the 2019 ICAS Book Prize: “Most Accessible and Captivating Work for the Non-Specialist Reader” ISBN 978-0-924304-85-9. 180 pages. […]
Japanese Popular Culture and Globalization (William M. Tsutsui)
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ISBN: 978-0-924304-62-0. 96 pages. Japanese Popular Culture and Globalization is the only concise overview of Japan’s phenomenal impact on world […]
Zen Past and Present (Eric Cunningham)
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ISBN 978-0-924304-64-4. 98 pages. Paperback. Zen Past and Present provides readers with a concise but comprehensive survey of the history […]
Japan Since 1945 (Paul E. Dunscomb)
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ISBN 978-0-924304-75-0. 102 pages. Paperback. “Concisely rendered, engagingly written, and thoughtful in its judgments, this short book is a most […]
Japanese Literature: From Murasaki to Murakami (Marvin Marcus)
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ISBN 978-0-924304-77-4. 132 pages. Paperback. “Japanese Literature: From Murasaki to Murakami” provides a concise introduction to the literature of Japan […]
Understanding East Asia’s Economic “Miracles” (Zhiqun Zhu)
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Revised and Expanded Second Edition (2016) ISBN: 978-0-924304-79-8. 112 pages. “Concise yet comprehensive, Zhiqun Zhu’s booklet is the perfect introduction […]
Japan and Imperialism, 1853-1945 (James L. Huffman)
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Revised and Expanded Second Edition ISBN: 978-0-924304-82-8. 108 pages. Paperback. This lively narrative tells the story of Japan’s experience with […]
THE TURN AGAINST THE MODERN: The Critical Essays of Taoka Reiun (1870-1912) (Ronald P. Loftus)
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ISBN 978-0-924304-84-2. 340 pages. Paperback. The Turn Against the Modern is a biography of the late Meiji social and cultural critic […]
TOOLS OF CULTURE: Japan’s Cultural, Intellectual, Medical, and Technological Contacts in East Asia, 1100s–1500s. (Goble, Robinson, Wakabayashi)
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ISBN: 978-0-924304-53-8, 336 pages. Paperback. This important collection addresses aspects of Japanese human and material interactions in East Asia from […]
Teaching Japanese Popular Culture
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ISBN 978-0-924304-78-1. 308 pages. Paperback. Edited by Deborah Shamoon and Chris McMorran Interest in Japanese popular culture is high among […]