Books on East Asia
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Is Japan really remilitarising? The politics of norm formation and change
Yasuo Takao, 2008, $36.95. ISBN 978 1 876924 60 7
According to the mass media, Japanese nationalism is on the rise. Tokyo’s stance on national security is becoming uncharacteristically assertive. This book explores the prospect of Japan’s remilitarisation and challenges the preconceived approaches taken by existing theories to Japan’s national security. The book examines Japan’s pacifism since the Second World War, developments in Japanese military build-up since the late 1960s, and Japan’s responses to the conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Narrating the other: Australian literary perceptions of Japan
Megumi Kato, 2008, $37.95. ISBN 978 1 876924 59 1
The first extensive study of Japan in Australian literary consciousness, this is a broad chronological exploration of Australian writers’ representations of the Japanese from the late 19th to the 21st century. A comprehensive examination of Australian novels, stories and memoirs reveals the powerful and continuing influence of depictions of Japan and its people and the contribution to the formation of wider Australian views on Japan and the Japanese.
Globalisation and labour mobility in China
edited by Ingrid Nielsen, Russell Smyth and Marika Vicziany, 2007, $29.95, ISBN 978 1 876924 47 8
Some of the world's foremost China scholars examine China's extraordinary rate of economic growth, and issues surrounding internal migration. A comparative focus draws parallels China, India, Mexico and France.
Unexpected encounters: neglected histories behind the Australia-Japan relationship
edited by Michael Ackland and Pam Oliver 2007, $34.95. ISBN 978 1 876924 50 8
Telling the personal stories of Australians in Japan and Japanese in Australia, this book explores issues of race, identity and ambition in times of war and peace. The essays collected here illuminate a variety of fascinating lives and individual achievements, from trade to literature and the arts, the media and the justice system.
Tracks: works in silver 2005-2006
Marian Hosking, 2006, $19.95, ISBN 978-1-876924-46-1
A richly illustrated catalogue with essays from a range of perspectives on the work of Australian jeweller Marian Hosking. The book features a discussion of her synergies with East Asian approaches to art and nature.
Changing histories: Australia and Japan
Edited by Paul Jones and Pam Oliver, 2001, $29.95. ISBN 0 7926 1196 2
The history of contact between Japan and Australia is rich in literature, business, romance and war. Challenging the notion that these two nations have long been culturally isolated, this volume brings out the diversity of their relationship. The topics covered in detail include Japanese business interests in Sydney from the 19th century, the broken ideals of Australian literary figures who chose to live in Japan, the role of Australian forces in post-war Occupation, and rapidly changing countries assessing one another in a serious and respectful manner.
Dress, sex and text in Chinese culture
edited by Antonia Finnane and Anne McLaren, 1999, $43.95
Women's dress, women's writing, women's bodies, women's work, women as portrayed by themselves and others in literature and the arts; these area the topics addressed in this wide-ranging volume of scholars from the disciplines of anthropology, socio-linguistics, media studies, literary criticism, social history and fine art.