MATSU - Social & Cultural Studies 3

蔣介石的一生，可以說是與日本有著切也切不斷的「緣分」。這並不只限定於蔣介石個人，而是生在那個動盪時代的中國人不管願不願意，都無法不去面對時時刻刻來自鄰國日本的「時代的邀請」。 沒有人可以否認，現代中……続きを見る

This volume seeks to capture the rich array of images that define Japan's encounters with the Pacific Ocean. Contemporary Japanese most readily associate 'Pacific' with the devastating war that thei……続きを見る

Now in a thoroughly updated edition, Resistant Islands offers the first comprehensive overview of Okinawan history from earliest times to the present, focusing especially on the recent period of col……続きを見る

Land, Politics, and Memory in Five Nija’ib’ K’iche’ Títulos is a careful analysis and translation of five Highland Maya títulos composed in the sixteenth century by the Nija’ib’ K’iche’ of Guatemala……続きを見る

It is widely recognised that the increasing importance of the US‒Japan alliance is strongly linked to emerging threats in the Asia Pacific, with China’s rise and the ambitions of North Korea having ……続きを見る

Protobiology as a physics of becoming emphasizes the dynamics underlying conservation laws, whereas the physics of being emphasize the dynamics presupposing conservation laws. Protobiology thus conc……続きを見る

Analyses of big datasets signal important directions for the archaeology of religion in the Archaic to Mississippian Native North America Across North America, huge data accumulations derived from d……続きを見る

This book examines the effects of the transnational social and environmental advocacy of foreign NGOs in China. Based on three case studies, including China’s first participatory development project……続きを見る

This book introduces readers to advanced statistical methods for analyzing survival data involving correlated endpoints. In particular, it describes statistical methods for applying Cox regression t……続きを見る

Beginning in 2003, diverse and significant actors, both domestic and international, engaged in reconstruction activities in Iraq. The total budget committed to Iraq’s reconstruction was unprecedente……続きを見る

Economic justice has long been the core goal of community organizing. In the past decade, often below the radar screen of national politics, effective movements have emerged within neighborhoods and……続きを見る

Open Architecture for the People explores Japanese architecture and the three different phases of development between the years 1950 and 2018. Changing ways of life through differing generations hav……続きを見る

How referendums can diffuse populist tensions by putting power back into the hands of the people Propelled by the belief that government has slipped out of the hands of ordinary citizens, a surging ……続きを見る

In this book, the authors, all legal scholars from the tradition of critical race theory start from the experience of injury from racist hate speech and develop a theory of the first amendment that ……続きを見る

An examination of the Farm Security Administration's migrant camp system and the people it served Today's concern for the quality of the produce on our plates has done little to guarantee U.S. farmw……続きを見る

The staggering rate of environmental pollution and animal abuse despite constant efforts to educate the public and raise awareness challenges the prevailing belief that the absence of serious action……続きを見る

This book provides a comprehensive analysis of Japan’s Asian diplomacy under Prime Minister Shinzō Abe. Under the Kantei-centred policymaking system, Shinzō Abe has implemented assertive foreign pol……続きを見る

This book offers a global perspective on healthcare reform and its relationship with efforts to improve quality and safety. It looks at the ways reforms have developed in 30 countries, and specifica……続きを見る

Após o lançamento do ensaio A cruel pedagogia do vírus, o sociólogo português Boaventura de Sousa Santos traz ao leitor uma obra que propõe pensar a sociedade pós-pandemia, sua complexidade, os prob……続きを見る

How and why did credible scientists, engineers, government officials, journalists, and others collectively give rise to a drastic failure to control the threat to the population of the Fukushima dis……続きを見る

Obra colectiva de expertos e investigadores que analizan el fenómeno de la violencia y su impacto desde diferentes ópticas disciplinares del campo de la salud. 続きを見る

Many possibilities for bilateral coordination between Taiwan and Japan exist in the face of China's rapid military development, growing international influence, and increasingly belligerent regional……続きを見る

"Se não pudermos culturalmente aceitar o modo como o pensamento e a prática da supremacia branca elucidam aspectos de nossa vida, independentemente da cor da pele, nunca conseguiremos ir além da raç……続きを見る

Grounded in the belief that hope comes from a place of reality, not necessarily popular ideology, this book explores the gap between designated and actual narratives within Teach For America. TFA fo……続きを見る

The post-2014 decentralization policy is consolidating the center-periphery relations in Ukraine. Already before 2014, domestic policymakers had been drafting proposals for local amalgamation and an……続きを見る

Emmanuel Levinas est l’un des premiers penseurs à introduire en France la phénoménologie. Nourri de la pensée d’Husserl, il construit une œuvre forte et originale. Sa thèse principale, selon laquell……続きを見る

This book is an essential resource for anyone who wants to understand race in America, drawing on research from a variety of fields to answer frequently asked questions regarding race relations, sys……続きを見る

This book explores a panorama of historical studies, focused on the historical tensions between genealogical knowledge and well-known Pacific Islander engagements with genomic research in a postwar ……続きを見る

O amor foi de fato ridicularizado ー não apenas a mensagem para "amar seus inimigos", da revolução não violenta encabeçada por Martin Luther King, mas também a mensagem de construir amor-próprio, au……続きを見る

No meu primeiro livro sobre o assunto, Tudo sobre o amor: novas perspectivas, tive o cuidado de afirmar repetidas vezes que as mulheres não são inerentemente mais amorosas do que os homens, mas que ……続きを見る