Takahashi - Social & Cultural Studies 1

Through a mixed research synthesis of high-quality empirical studies, Jackson and Takahashi examine both widely reported and understudied psychological factors underlying foreign language learning i……続きを見る

Despite Japan's long-held reputation as an ethnically homogeneous country largely closed to foreigners, the number of immigrants in Japan has been increasing, partially as a direct result of governm……続きを見る

Plumas del Quetzal II En este libro que conforma la segunda parte de las antologías de ensayos Plumas del Quetzal, seis estudiosos de la literatura latinoamericana comentan y desglosan a escritores ……続きを見る

Plumas del Quetzal Daniel Fermani Notas sobre Literatura Latinoamericana Contemporánea Fabiana Takahashi, Daniel Fermani González (compiladores) Los procesos dictatoriales, que se desplegaron en Lat……続きを見る

This book systematically identifies the challenges and features of law and development, as faced by small island developing states (SIDS). The book contextualizes this through the case study of Niue……続きを見る

Examining language support practices in both formal and nonformal education, ranging from public night school to community-based language classes, this volume encourages the development of systems i……続きを見る

A musician who spent his youth in New York City in the hot late 60s, made his debut in Tokyo in the 80s, and since then has been tirelessly active and progressive, and continues to struggle outside ……続きを見る

First published in 1983. Dogen was one of the great Zen masters of the Middle Ages in Japan, and in this book Masanobu Takahashi, a leading authority on Dogen, explains his thought in the clearest t……続きを見る

In Africa, people striving to live and survive under the complex relationship between development and subsistence have been directly or indirectly feeling influences of globalisation. As Africa's in……続きを見る

This book traces the long struggle of Korean survivors of the 1945 atomic bombings to secure recognition and compensation. After Japan's defeat and Korea's liberation, the survivors of the nuclear b……続きを見る

Takahashi reconstructs the key blocks of one of the founders of the institutional school, John R. Commons’ theories of the evolution of capitalism and of institutional change by taking the concept o……続きを見る

The Translocal Island of Okinawa reveals the underrepresented memories, visions and actions that are involved in the making of Okinawan resistance against its subordinated status under the US-Japan ……続きを見る

Atravessando três décadas de luta revolucionária na África, os artigos desta antologia permitem uma visão não apenas de diversas experiências políticas, mas de toda a riqueza e variedade do pensamen……続きを見る

Como podemos reagir frente a ascensão do populismo? Para filosofa política belga Chantal Mouffe, o "momento populista" que estamos testemunhando sinaliza para a crise mais aguda da hegemonia neolibe……続きを見る

A probe of the environmental and sociocultural effects of industrialization and nuclear disaster on coastal livelihoods Both before and after the 2011 "Triple Disaster" of earthquake, tidal wave, an……続きを見る

This treatise delves into the latest advancements in stochastic volatility models, highlighting the utilization of Markov chain Monte Carlo simulations for estimating model parameters and forecastin……続きを見る

Victimology and Victim Assistance offers insights into the criminal justice system from the perspective of often overlooked participantsーvictims. Delving into victim involvement in the criminal jus……続きを見る

This edited volume presents the latest multidisciplinary research that delves into developments related to contemporary Okinawa (a.k.a Ryukyu Islands), and also engages with contemporary debates on ……続きを見る

This book theorizes the role of media and ICT in today’s media-rich global environment and introduces a new argument of audience complexity in an accessible and lively fashion. Based on an ethnograp……続きを見る

An increasing number of U.S. Latinos are seeking to become more proficient in Spanish. The Spanish they may have been exposed to in childhood may not be sufficient when they find themselves as adult……続きを見る

Polycystine radiolaria are exclusively marine protists and are found in all ocean waters, from polar regions to the tropics, and at all water depths. There are approximately 600 distinct described l……続きを見る

This book explores Japan’s emerging national security policy in relation to China. It considers the rise of nationalism in contemporary Japan, the recent actions of the Abe government to change Japa……続きを見る

Contemporary Asian society is marked by social processes associated with the loss of stable economic growth and high employment; family structures capable of caring for family members in need; and g……続きを見る

A critical look at how China’s growing strategic arsenal could impact a rapidly changing world order China’s strategic capabilities and doctrine have historically differed from the United States’ an……続きを見る

This title was first published in 2002. Environmental degradation resulting from rapid industrialization has become a serious issue for the governments of Southeast Asia. This volume focuses on thre……続きを見る

Tras el éxito nacional e internacional de su libro E l método japonés para vivir 100 años (traducido a más de once idiomas), recorreremos, junto a Junko, un camino que nos llevará a descubrir los s……続きを見る

This book provides an interesting review of Japanese monetary policies after the bubble economy. The Bank of Japan was the first central bank in advanced economies to implement the unconventional mo……続きを見る

Ecoambiguity, Community, and Development takes stock of cultural and environmental contexts in many different regions of the world by exploring literature and film. Artists and scholars working in t……続きを見る

“Born global” (BG) firms have attracted many researchers throughout the last decade. The emergence of this phenomenon initially posed a serious challenge to the validity and applicability of the tra……続きを見る

In the years after 1868, when Japan's long period of self-imposed isolation ended, in nursing, as in every other aspect of life, the Japanese looked to the west. This book tells the story of 'Floren……続きを見る