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  • Nippon Kaigi

    Political Nationalism in Contemporary Japan

    by Thierry Guthmann ...
    Translated by Arthur Stockwin ...
    Series series Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese Studies
    This book examines political nationalism in Japan through an in-depth analysis of the organisation, ideology and influence of Nippon Kaigi, the most significant nationalist pressure group in contemporary Japan.Starting with a review of political nationalism in Japan since 1945, the book then analyses the ideological corpus of Nippon Kaigi, highlighting its unity and coherence as a pressure group ... Read more

    $64.99 USD

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    A Very Short Introduction

    by Christopher Goto-Jones ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    Japan is arguably today's most successful industrial economy, combining almost unprecedented affluence with social stability and apparent harmony. Japanese goods and cultural products are consumed all over the world, ranging from animated movies and computer games all the way through to cars, semiconductors, and management techniques. In many ways, Japan is an icon of the modern world, and yet it ... Read more

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  • To Stand with the Nations of the World

    Japan's Meiji Restoration in World History

    by Mark Ravina ...
    The samurai radicals who overthrew the last shogun in 1868 promised to restore ancient and pure Japanese ways. Foreign observers were terrified that Japan would lapse into violent xenophobia. But the new Meiji government took an opposite course. It copied best practices from around the world, building a powerful and modern Japanese nation with the help of European and American advisors. While ... Read more

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  • The Mind of Jawaharlal Nehru

    by Dr Sarvepalli Gopal ...
    This is the text of the Heras Memorial Lectures delivered in Mumbai in December 1977. They contain: 1. Formative Ideology2. Democracy and Socialism3. Internationalism ... Read more

    $1.99 USD

  • A New Humanism

    The University Addresses of Daisaku Ikeda

    by Daisaku Ikeda ...
    'The natural sympathy and understanding of people everywhere must be the soil in which the new humanism can thrive.' For Daisaku Ikeda, whose words these are, education has long been one of the fundamental priorities of his work and teaching. And his emphasis on the intellectual legacy bequeathed to humanity by the great teachers of civilization is in this volume encapsulated by the notion of a ... Read more

    $42.09 USD

  • Brahmin and Non-Brahmin

    Genealogies of the Tamil Political Present

    by M.S.S.Pandian ...
    In South India, the categories ‘Brahmin’ and ‘non-Brahmin’ are frequently treated as self-evident, both within contemporary Tamil politics and in mainstream academic discourses. Departing from this political and academic ‘common sense’, the present book historicizes the complex processes by which these categories came into being and acquired political power over the past century. Using archival, ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

  • B. R. Ambedkar

    The man who gave hope to India's dispossessed

    by Shashi Tharoor ...
    Series series Global Icons
    A household name throughout India, B. R. Ambedkar is one of the country’s most important figures, second only to Mahatma Gandhi. He played a major role in drafting the constitution for a newly independent India and led the fight against caste-based discrimination.Ambedkar was born into a Dalit caste (the so-called ‘untouchables’), but his academic brilliance saw him study at Columbia University ... Read more

    $11.59 USD

  • Sri Aurobindo

    A Contemporary Reader

    Edited by Sachidananda Mohanty ...
    This book compiles some of the finest writings of Sri Aurobindo (1872–1950) — the nationalist, visionary, poet-philosopher. It reflects the range, depth and outreach of the moral, intellectual and spiritual vision of this versatile and multifaceted genius. It aims at providing, at one place, access to the key concepts, tenets, and the spirit of the extraordinary range of texts authored by him ... Read more

    $72.99 USD

  • Nationalisms in Japan

    Edited by Naoko Shimazu ...
    Series series The University of Sheffield/Routledge Japanese Studies Series
    Nationalisms in Japan brings together leading specialists in the field to discuss how notions of ‘nationalism’ in modern Japan impinges on all aspects of social, political and cultural understanding of the Japanese nation or the Japanese state. This book is clearly presented and jargon-free, and encompasses a chronological period of roughly two hundred years, beginning with a discussion of some of ... Read more

    $68.99 USD

  • Beyond Nationalist Frames: Relocating Postmodernism, Hindutva, History

    by SUMIT SARKAR ...
    The political context in which the Historian of India finds himself today, says Sumit Sarkar, is dominated by the advance of the Hindu Right and globalised forms of capitalism. Simultaneously, the historians intellectual context is now dominated by the marginalisation of Marxism and a shift to cultural studies and postmodern critiques. In this scenario, how may a thinking historian practice the ... Read more

    $21.00 USD

  • Buddhism in the Modern World

    by David L. McMahan ...
    Series series Religions in the Modern World
    Buddhism in the Modern World explores the challenges faced by Buddhism today, the distinctive forms that it has taken and the individuals and movements that have shaped it. Part One discusses the modern history of Buddhism in different geographical regions, from Southeast Asia to North America. Part Two examines key themes including globalization, gender issues, and the ways in which Buddhism has ... Read more

    $60.99 USD

  • China's Tibet?

    Autonomy or Assimilation

    by Warren W. Smith Jr. ...
    This groundbreaking book explores China's efforts to assimilate Tibet, in the process rewriting Tibetan history to conform to Beijing's goals. Warren Smith provides the historical context for understanding the current situation through an overview of China's actual-as opposed to its promised-policies toward Tibet over time. His clear-eyed appraisal of Chinese policy convincingly shows that the PRC ... Read more

    $39.69 USD