Japanese Studies Books

New and Published Books

1. Nationalism, Political Realism and Democracy in Japan

   The thought of Masao Maruyama

   By Fumiko Sasaki

   Series: Routledge Contemporary Japan Series

   Masao Maruyama was the most influential and respected political thinker in post-WWII Japan. He believed that the collective mentality, inherent in the traditional Japanese way of thinking, was a key reason for the defeat in WWII and was convinced that such thought needed to be modernized. In this...

   Published May 28th 2012 by Routledge
2. Urban Spaces in Japan

   Cultural and Social Perspectives

   Edited by Christoph Brumann, Evelyn Schulz

   Series: Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese Studies

   Urban Spaces in Japan explores the workings of power, money and the public interest in the planning and design of Japanese space. Through a set of vivid case studies of well-known Japanese cities including Tokyo, Kobe, and Kyoto, this book examines the potential of civil society in contemporary...

   Published May 15th 2012 by Routledge
3. Transforming Asian Governance

   Rethinking assumptions, challenging practices

   Edited by M Ramesh, Scott Fritzen

   Series: Routledge Research On Public and Social Policy in Asia

   There are a multitude of hazards that confront attempts to change institutional or political orders in pursuit of good governance. Even seemingly technical prescriptions run up against local political and social realities which make their adoption difficult and, if adopted, require significant...

   Published May 14th 2012 by Routledge
4. Outsourcing and Human Resource Management

   An International Survey

   Edited by Ruth Taplin

   Series: Routledge Studies in the Growth Economies of Asia

   Outsourcing is an increasingly popular strategy deployed by a variety of institutions, including banks, multinational companies and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The book assesses the problems and solutions for those attempting to outsource through an analysis of human resource...

   Published May 14th 2012 by Routledge
5. Business-Government Relations in Prewar Japan

   By Peter von Staden

   Series: Routledge Studies in the Modern History of Asia

   For the business and government relationship in Japan, the pre-war period was an era of considerable change. Framed by Japan’s nation-building efforts, the relationship adapted and evolved with the often fluid economic and political circumstances. As both business and government had vested...

   Published May 14th 2012 by Routledge
6. Industrial Innovation in Japan

   Edited by Takuji Hara, Norio Kambayashi, Noboru Matsushima

   Series: Routledge Studies in Innovation, Organizations and Technology

   In this new book, Hara, Kambayashi and Matsushima gather together a collection of case studies of innovation in various industries in modern Japan, including automobile, electronics, semiconductor, component, chemical, pharmaceutical and service industries. Unlike other books in this area,...

   Published May 14th 2012 by Routledge
7. Russian Military Intelligence in the War with Japan, 1904-05

   Secret Operations on Land and at Sea

   By Evgeny Sergeev

   Series: Routledge Studies in the History of Russia and Eastern Europe

   Examining Russian military intelligence in the war with Japan of 1904-05, this book, based on newly-accessible documents from the tsarist era military, naval and diplomatic archives, gives an overview of the origins, structure and performance of Russian military intelligence in the Far East at the...

   Published May 14th 2012 by Routledge
8. Human Security in East Asia

   Challenges for Collaborative Action

   Edited by Sorpong Peou

   Series: Routledge Security in Asia Pacific Series

   Since the end of the Cold War the number of interstate wars has remained relatively low, although whilst states may be more secure than ever this does not mean that individual human beings are too. This has led to a growing recognition of the importance of human security, in contrast to the...

   Published May 14th 2012 by Routledge
9. Globalizing the Prehistory of Japan

   Language, genes and civilisation

   By Ann Kumar

   Series: Routledge Studies in the Early History of Asia

   This iconoclastic work on the prehistory of Japan and of South East Asia challenges entrenched views on the origins of Japanese society and identity. The social changes that took place in Japan in the time-period when the Jomon culture was replaced by the Yayoi culture were of exceptional...

   Published May 14th 2012 by Routledge
10. A Japanese Joint Venture in the Pacific

    Foreign bodies in tinned tuna

    By Kate Barclay

    Series: Routledge Contemporary Japan Series

    The Japanese, and other Asians, are increasingly taking over some of the roles previously played by Europeans in the Pacific islands, which is giving rise to interesting new economic relationships, and interesting new interactions between nationalities. This book considers the role of the Japanese...

    Published May 14th 2012 by Routledge