Transcultural Japan provides a critical examination of being Other
in Japan. Portraying the multiple intersections of race, ethnicity,
class, and gender, the book suggests ways in which the
transcultural borderlands of Japan reflect globalization in this
island nation. The authors show the diversity of Japan from the
inside, revealing an extraordinarily complex new society in sharp
contrast to the persistent stereotypical images held of a
regimented, homogeneous Japan. Unsettling as it may be, there are
powerful arguments here for looking at the meanings of
globalization in Japan through these diverse communities and
individuals. These are not harmonious, utopian communities by any
means, as they are formed in contexts, both global and local, of
unequal power relations.
Yet it is also clear that the multiple processes associated with
globalization lead to larger hybridizations, a global melange of
socio-cultural, political, and economic forces and the emergence of
what could be called trans-local Creolized cultures. Transcultural
Japan reports regional, national, and cosmopolitan movements.
Characterized by global flows, hybridity, and networks, this book
documents Japan's new lived experiences and rapid
metamorphosis.
Accessible and engaging, this broad-based volume is an
attractive and useful resource for students of Japanese culture and
society, as well as being a timely and revealing contribution to
research scholars and for those interested in race, ethnicity,
cultural identities and transformations.
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