Haru - Social & Cultural Studies 1

Winner of the 2002 Berkshire Prize, presented by the Berkshire Conference of Women Historians Fabricating Women examines the social institution of the seamstresses’ guild in France from the time of ……続きを見る

The key to professional success in Japan is understanding Japanese people. The authors, seasoned cross-cultural trainers for businesspeople, provide a practical set of guidelines for understanding J……続きを見る

In Old Regime France credit was both a central part of economic exchange and a crucial concept for explaining dynamics of influence and power in all spheres of life. Contemporaries used the term cre……続きを見る

This book explores how and why innovative climate policies spread across subnational regions and between governance levels in China. Despite the significance of emerging economies in a pathway to a ……続きを見る

Listening connects us to others and the world around us. Learn how to harness its power in this life-changing new book. In her first book, sociolinguist and listening expert Haru Yamada draws on the……続きを見る

WE NEED JAPAN AGAINST CHINA. WE NEED TO KNOW JAPAN AT THIS TIME!WE NEED JAPAN AGAINST CHINA. WE NEED TO KNOW JAPAN AT THIS TIME! Do you sense the Chinese threats through Wuhan fever (COVID-19)? If y……続きを見る

El Programa SciELO fue creado a finales de la década de 1990, cuando la idea de acceso gratuito a contenidos académicos comenzó a ganar impulso, incluso antes de que se acuñara el término "acceso ab……続きを見る

Throughout their entire lives, everyone is at war with an enemy, the extent of fail to fully comprehend they perhaps fail to fully comprehend. Those who are constantly in conflict with others, who a……続きを見る

O Programa SciELO foi criado no final da década de 1990, quando a ideia do acesso livre ao conteúdo acadêmico começou a ganhar força, antes mesmo que o termo “acesso aberto” tivesse sido cunhado. Na……続きを見る

The SciELO Program was created in the late 1990s when the idea of free access to scholarly content began to gain momentum, even before the term "open access" had been coined. At that time, access to……続きを見る

In the last half century, economics has taken over from anthropology the role of drawing the powerful conceptual worldviews that organize knowledge and inform policy in both domestic and internation……続きを見る

This book examines the trajectory of federalization in Myanmar's political development, evaluating the attitudes of different political actors toward, and negotiation strategies for, designing feder……続きを見る

Freemasonry is a subject that has attracted much discussion for centuries. Some have accused Masonry of fantastic crimes and misdeeds. However, instead of trying to understand "the Brotherhood" and ……続きを見る

The recent history of Yemen, one of the oldest civilizations in the world and described as “Happy Arabia” in ancient times, is filled with wars, coups and political instability. Internal disorder in……続きを見る

Japan’s political stability was shattered after the general election of July 1993 when the conservative Liberal Democratic Party’s thirty-eight year domination ended in defeat. This book examines th……続きを見る

Harukiyo Hasegawa challenges the notion of the Japanese success story with an in-depth case study of comparative growth and decline in the steel industries of two mature economies. 続きを見る

Recent years have seen a considerable shift in the sources of financial assistance for global health activities. With the private sector as well as emerging economies joining the more developed nati……続きを見る

'Outwitting John with the master Key' is an ebook that was written specifically for a New Zealand audience, but people from all countries will have a definite relation ship with it. It is about step……続きを見る

The therapeutic relationship is considered to be the most significant factor in achieving positive therapeutic change. As such, it is essential that trainee and practising therapists are able to fac……続きを見る

Methods for the Ethnography of Communication is a guide to conducting ethnographic research in classroom and community settings that introduces students to the field of ethnography of communication,……続きを見る

An ideal short text for social problems, social change, or a sociology of work course, this book provides a sociological understanding of the transition from industrial capitalism to post-industrial……続きを見る

Kawaii is a word that originated in 1970s Japan when schoolgirls adopted the term to describe everything cute. This word is now understood world-wide and identifies a particular trend of visual aest……続きを見る

This book examines the lives and times of Japan’s postwar prime ministers, covering the period from 1945 to 1995. Written by Japan’s leading scholars, it is the first English-language biographical p……続きを見る

Failed Democratization in Prewar Japan presents a compelling case study on change in political regimes through its exploration of Japan's transition to democracy. Within a broad-ranging examination ……続きを見る

The book weaves through an intricate tapestry of ideas relating to pan-Asianism, nationalism, cosmopolitanism, and friendship, and positions the early modernist tensions of the period withinーand ag……続きを見る

This book presents a historical overview of the Indonesian film industry, the relationship between censorship and representation, and the rise of Islamic popular culture. It considers scholarship on ……続きを見る

This book provides useful insights into quality issues in secondary education in India and addresses the important questions of why there is need to improve the quality of education; how one can mea……続きを見る

This book takes a broad and eclectic view of the water that all humanity depends upon, probing its role in human life and in the history of our planet, as well as surveying the latest scientific und……続きを見る

The modernization of traditional houses in each country may be understood as a process by which various aspects of culture and architecture originating from China, India, European colonial countries……続きを見る

The PKK, which has been trying for almost 40 years to create a communist-anarchist state by breaking Turkey apart, has been trying to achieve this aim most recently through various illegal state app……続きを見る