Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley door pickup 10am - 7pm 3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611

  • Open Daily: 10am - 10pm
    Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm

    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611
Global Japanese History and Culture: De-Isolating Japan from Past to Present

Global Japanese History and Culture: De-Isolating Japan from Past to Present

White, Oliver
Screech, Timon
Kataoka, Mai

Hardcover

Series: Routledge Contemporary Japan

AnthropologyGeneral Racism & Ethnic StudiesJapanese History

ISBN10: 1041125143
ISBN13: 9781041125143
Publisher: Routledge
Published: Jan 21 2026
Pages: 254
Weight: 1.22
Height: 0.63 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English

Spanning prehistory to the present, concise chapters by established and emerging scholars trace the movement of people, texts, images, beliefs, and commodities in and out of Japan, and beyond.

From ancient trade routes to contemporary pop culture, Japan has always been connected. This book reframes Japan not as an isolated exception, but as an active participant in exchange--absorbing, adapting, and contributing across borders and centuries--and invites readers to see connection, circulation, and hybridity as central to Japan's past and present. Unexpected case studies sit alongside clear syntheses to show how 'international' approaches--comparative, bilateral, cross-border--relate to newer 'global' frames that situate Japan within multidirectional networks and entanglements. Topics range across religion, literature, visual culture, media, technology, environment, and everyday life. Throughout, contributors foreground translation, adaptation, and reciprocity. The result is a lively, readable collection that joins deep expertise to lucid storytelling, without sacrificing nuance or rigour.

Also in

General Racism & Ethnic Studies

View All