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  • Disasters and Social Crisis in Contemporary Japan

    Political, Religious, and Sociocultural Responses

    Edición de Mark R. Mullins, Koichi Nakano ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    Japan was shaken by the 'double disaster' of earthquake and sarin gas attack in 1995, and in 2011 it was hit once again by the 'triple disaster' of earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear meltdown. This international, multi-disciplinary group of scholars examines the state and societal responses to the disasters and social crisis. ... Leer más

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  • Yasukuni Fundamentalism

    Japanese Religions and the Politics of Restoration

    Series Libro 28 - Nanzan Library of Asian Religion and Culture
    Although religious fundamentalism is often thought to be confined to monotheistic “religions of the book,” this study examines the emergence of a fundamentalism rooted in the Shinto tradition and considers its role in shaping postwar Japanese nationalism and politics. Over the past half-century, the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and the National Association of Shrines (NAS) have been engaged in ... Leer más

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  • The Separatist Conflict in Sri Lanka

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    Series series Routledge Contemporary South Asia Series
    The book provides a detailed historically-based analysis of the origin, evolution and potential resolution of the civil conflict in Sri Lanka over the struggle to establish a separate state in its Northern and Eastern provinces. This conflict between the Sri Lankan government and the secessionist LTTE (Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam) is one of the world’s most intractable contemporary armed ... Leer más

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