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A Transnational Critique of Japaneseness

Cultural Nationalism, Racism, and Multiculturalism in Japan
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In this book, Yuko Kawai departs from the common conception of Japan as an ethnically homogenous nation. A Transnational Critique of Japaneseness: Cultural Nationalism, Racism, and Multiculturalism in Japan investigates the construction of Japaneseness from a transnational perspective, examining ways to make Japanese nationhood more inclusive. Kawai analyzes a variety of communicational practices during the first two decades of the twenty-first century while situating Japaneseness in its longer historical transformation from the late nineteenth century. Kawai focuses on governmental and popular ideas of Japaneseness in light of local, global, historical, and contemporary contexts as well as in relation to a diverse array of Others in both Asia and the West.
Introduction: A Transnational Critique for a Multiculturalist Japan Chapter 1: Japaneseness, Western and Japanese Concepts of Race, and Modalities of Racism Chapter 2: Neoliberal Nationalism and Japaneseness Chapter 3: Remembering Japanese Americans and Japanese Brazilians for Japaneseness Chapter 4: Using China and Korea for Japaneseness: "Hate Books," History, and the Grammar of Japanese Racialized Discourse Chapter 5: Entering the West and Encountering Asia: Trans-East Asian Friendships Made in the West
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