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Ruffians, yakuza, nationalists the violent politics of modern Japan, 1860-1960 / by Siniawer, Eiko Maruko

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Patriots and gamblers: violence and the formation of the Meiji state -- Violent democracy: ruffians and the birth of parliamentary politics -- Institutionalized ruffianism and a culture of political violence -- Fascist violence: ideology and power in prewar Japan -- Democracy reconstructed: violence specialists in the postwar period -- Afterword.…”
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Shōtoku ethnicity, ritual, and violence in the Japanese Buddhist tradition / by Como, Michael

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Pedagogy of democracy feminism and the Cold War in the U.S. occupation of Japan / by Koikari, Mire, 1965-

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The teeth and claws of the Buddha monastic warriors and sōhei in Japanese history / by Adolphson, Mikael S., 1961-

Table of Contents: “…Discourses on religious violence and armed clerics -- The contexts of monastic violence and warfare -- The fighting servants of the Buddha -- The teeth and claws of the Buddha: noble monks and monk-commanders -- Constructed traditions: sōhei and Benkei -- Sōhei, Benkei, and monastic warriors: historical perspectives.…”
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Geographies of identity in nineteenth-century Japan by Howell, David L.

Table of Contents: “…The geography of status -- Status and the politics of the quotidian -- Violence and the abolition of outcaste status -- Ainu identity and the early modern state -- The geography of civilization -- Civilization and enlightenment -- Ainu identity and the Meiji State.…”
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Interpreters and war crimes / by Takeda, Kayoko

Table of Contents: “…The accused interpreters -- Charges against interpreters -- Interpreters' defences -- Fates of the accused interpreters -- Proximity to violence -- Visibility and perceived authorship of speech -- Joint responsibility in war crimes -- Witnesses of crimes -- Conclusion : protecting the interpreter.…”
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The other women's lib gender and body in Japanese women's fiction / by Bullock, Julia C.

Table of Contents: “…or how I learned to hate my body -- Odd bodies -- The body of the other woman -- Conclusion: Power, violence, and language in the age of high economic growth.…”
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Japanese Demon Lore Oni from Ancient Times to the Present / by Reider, Noriko T.

Table of Contents: “…-- Shuten Doji (drunken demon): a medieval story of the carnivalesque and the rise of warriors and fall of oni -- Women spurned, revenge of oni women: gender and space -- Yamauba, the mountain ogress: old hag to voluptuous mother -- Oni in urban culture: de-demonization of the oni -- The oni and Japanese identity: enemies of the Japanese empire in and out of the imperial army -- Sex, violence, and victimization: modern oni and lonely Japanese -- Oni in manga, anime, and film -- Oni without negatives: selfless and surrealistic oni.…”
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Japanese Demon Lore : Oni from Ancient Times to the Present / by Reider, Noriko T.

Table of Contents: “…-- Shuten Doji (drunken demon): a medieval story of the carnivalesque and the rise of warriors and fall of oni -- Women spurned, revenge of oni women: gender and space -- Yamauba, the mountain ogress: old hag to voluptuous mother -- Oni in urban culture: de-demonization of the oni -- The oni and Japanese identity: enemies of the Japanese empire in and out of the imperial army -- Sex, violence, and victimization: modern oni and lonely Japanese -- Oni in manga, anime, and film -- Oni without negatives: selfless and surrealistic oni.…”
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Occupying power sex workers and servicemen in postwar Japan / by Kovner, Sarah (Sarah C.), 1973-

Table of Contents: “…Introduction : a special business -- "To transship them to some suitable island" : making policy in the midst of chaos -- Violence, commerce, marriage -- When flesh glittered : selling sex in Sasebo and Tokyo -- Legislating women : the push for a prostitution prevention law -- The high politics of base pleasures : regulating morality for the postwar era -- The presence of the past : controversies over sex work since 1956 -- Conclusion : beyond victimhood.…”
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The New Real : Media and Mimesis in Japan from Stereographs to Emoji / by Abel, Jonathan E., 1971-

Table of Contents: “…-- Stereomimesis: Stereograph, Panoramic Parallax, and the 3D Printing of Nostalgia -- Schizoasthenic Media: Record, Reappropriation, and Copyright -- Copycat Rivalries: Teleplay, Mask, and Violence -- Interpassive Ecomimesis: Gaming the Real -- Mediated Expressions: Emoji's E-mimesis -- Conclusion. …”
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Reading colonial Japan text, context, and critique /

Table of Contents: “…Bhowmik -- Demon bird / Sato Haruo ; translation by Robert Tierney -- Violence, borders, identity : an ethnographic narrative set in colonial Taiwan / Robert Tierney -- The manual of home cuisine / The Women's Division of the Green Flag Association ; translation by Helen J.S. …”
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Cultural and Social Division in Contemporary Japan : Bridging Social Division.

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Intimate Japan : Ethnographies of Closeness and Conflict /

Table of Contents: “…: communicating intimacy in millennial Japan / Allison Alexy -- My husband is a good man when he doesn't hit me : redefining intimacy among victims of domestic violence / Kaoru Kuwajima -- Power, intimacy, and irregular employment in Japan / Emma E. …”
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Civil and political rights in Japan : a tribute to Sir Nigel Rodley /

Table of Contents: “…2 Women's participation in public life3 Employment; 4 Violence against women; 5 Reproductive health and rights; 6 Conclusion; References; 6. …”
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