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Jennifer . Ed(S): Chan - Another Japan is Possible - 9780804757812 - V9780804757812
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Another Japan is Possible

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Description for Another Japan is Possible Hardback. Examines the genesis of internationally linked Japanese nongovernmental advocacy networks; their critiques of neoliberalism, militarism, and nationalism; their local, regional, and global connections; their relationships with the Japanese government; and their role in constructing an identity of the Japanese as global citizens. Editor(s): Chan, Jennifer. Num Pages: 432 pages, 8 figures, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JH; JPVH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 30. Weight in Grams: 680.

This book looks at the emergence of internationally linked Japanese nongovernmental advocacy networks that have grown rapidly since the 1990s in the context of three conjunctural forces: neoliberalism, militarism, and nationalism. It connects three disparate literatures—on the global justice movement, on Japanese civil society, and on global citizenship education. Through the narratives of fifty activists in eight overlapping issue areas—global governance, labor, food sovereignty, peace, HIV/AIDS, gender, minority and human rights, and youth—Another Japan is Possible examines the genesis of these new social movements; their critiques of neoliberalism, militarism, and nationalism; their local, regional, and global connections; their relationships with ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
Number of Pages
432
Place of Publication
Palo Alto, United States
ISBN
9780804757812
SKU
V9780804757812
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15

About Jennifer . Ed(S): Chan
Jennifer Chan is Associate Professor of Education at the University of British Columbia. She is the author of Gender and Human Rights Politics in Japan (Stanford, 2004)

Reviews for Another Japan is Possible
"Chan's study is a rare and comprehensive compilation of Japanese voices articulating their demand for an alternative model of citizenship...Chan's book can be highly recommended to all interested in 'the other Japan.'"
Internationales Asienforum "This book is rich in primary material on the human side of NGO activity in Japan, along a wide spectrum of organizations. In that alone ... Read more

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