Transcultural Japan: At the Borderlands of Race, Gender and Identity

By Blake Wil David, David Blake Willis, Stephen Murphy-Shigematsu

Historically Japan has alternated between periods of celebration of a diverse, multicultural society and severe spells of xenophobia and persecution of the Other. This collection of multidisciplinary essays re-introduces the idea of Japan as a multicultural society and reflects a rapidly changing Japan as the Japanese confront a new range of diversity in their midst.

Shedding new light on the manifestations of difference in Japan from a diverse range of authors and perspectives, this extraordinary book is a study of those persons who are very much part of Japanese society today, but whose voices have long been neglected, silenced or oppressed.

Written in accessible language, this broad-based volume is an attractive and useful resource for students and academics, as well as being a timely and revealing contribution to research scholars and for those interested in the phenomena of cultural identities and transformations.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415394341
• ISBN13: 9780415394345
• Release Date: January 2008
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.1"