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1. The Construction of History and Nationalism in India

   Textbooks, Controversies and Politics

   By Sylvie Guichard

   Series: Routledge Advances in South Asian Studies

   Most studies on nations and nationalism argue that history, or more precisely a 'common past', is crucial for the process of national identity building. However, the existence of one or more concurrent narratives for the construction of this identity is often not accounted for, and there are cases...

   Published March 28th 2012 by Routledge
2. Japanese Tourism and Travel Culture

   Edited by Sylvie Guichard-Anguis, Okpyo Moon

   Series: Japan Anthropology Workshop Series

   This book examines Japanese tourism and travel, both today and in the past, showing how over hundreds of years a distinct culture of travel developed, and exploring how this has permeated the perceptions and traditions of Japanese society. It considers the diverse dimensions of modern tourism...

   Published April 19th 2011 by Routledge
3. Globalizing Japan

   Ethnography of the Japanese presence in Asia, Europe, and America

   By Harumi Befu, Sylvie Guichard-Anguis

   Series: Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese Studies

   Globalizing Japan explores the social and cultural dimensions of Japan's global presence. Japan's expansion and presence as an economic giant is witnessed on an everyday basis. Both consciously and unconsciously, we regularly come into contact with Japan's industrial and cultural globalization,...

   Published December 4th 2002 by Routledge