Sounding Out Japan

Author : Richard Chenhall,Tamara Kohn,Carolyn S. Stevens
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 149 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2020-11-26
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781000182330

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Sounding Out Japan by Richard Chenhall,Tamara Kohn,Carolyn S. Stevens Pdf

This book takes the reader on a sensory ethnographic tour in Japan and describes the many ways sounds seep into everyday experiences. So many ethnographies describe local worlds with a deep attention to what is seen and what people say, but with a limited understanding of the broader sonic environments that enrich and inform everyday life. Through a focus on sounds, both real and imagined, the volume employs a critical ear to engage with a range of sonically enriched encounters, including crosswalk melodies in streetscapes, announcements and jingles at train stations, water features in gardens, dosimeters in nuclear affected zones, sounds of training in music and martial arts halls and celebrations under blossoming cherry trees. The authors use various analytic frames to understand the communicative and symbolic aspects of sounds and to sense the layers of historical meaning, embodied action and affect associated with sonic environments.

Author : Joseph D. Hankins,Carolyn S. Stevens
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2013-12-04
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781135018498

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Sound, Space and Sociality in Modern Japan by Joseph D. Hankins,Carolyn S. Stevens Pdf

This book argues that sound – as it is created, transmitted, and perceived – plays a key role in the constitution of space and community in contemporary Japan. The book examines how sonic practices reflect politics, aesthetics, and ethics, with transformative effects on human relations. From right-wing sound trucks to left-wing protests, from early 20th century jazz cafes to contemporary avant-garde art forms, from the sounds of U.S. military presence to exuberant performances organized in opposition, the book, rich in ethnographic detail, contributes to sensory anthropology and the anthropology of contemporary Japan.

Author : United States. Embassy (Japan),United States. Embassy (Japan). Translation Services Branch. Political Division
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1989-02
Category : Japan
ISBN : WISC:89016690018

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Daily Summary of Japanese Press by United States. Embassy (Japan),United States. Embassy (Japan). Translation Services Branch. Political Division Pdf

Author : Iris Haukamp,Christin Hoene,Martyn David Smith
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 363 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2022-08-22
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781000686883

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Asian Sound Cultures by Iris Haukamp,Christin Hoene,Martyn David Smith Pdf

This book examines the meanings, uses, and agency of voice, noise, sound, and sound technologies across Asia. Including a series of wide-ranging and interdisciplinary case studies, the book reveals sound as central to the experience of modernity in Asia and as essential to the understanding of the historical processes of cultural, social, political, and economic transformation throughout the long twentieth century. Presenting a broad range of topics – from the changing sounds of the Kyoto kimono making industry to radio in late colonial India – the book explores how the study of Asian sound cultures offers greater insight into historical accounts of local and global transformation. Challenging us to rethink and reassemble important categories in sound studies, this book will be a vital resource for students and scholars of sound studies, Asian studies, history, postcolonial studies, and media studies.

Author : James William Morley
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 492 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1995-01-05
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0585041369

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Japan’s Road to the Pacific War by James William Morley Pdf

Japan's Road to the Pacific War

Author : Ichiro Kakizaki
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2024-04-05
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781040013748

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The Japanese Soldiers in Second World War Thailand by Ichiro Kakizaki Pdf

Kakizaki re-examines the real image of the Thai-Japanese alliance during the Second World War by focusing on the incidents and accidents that occurred during the passage through, or the stationing, of the Japanese army in Thailand. The book reveals the grassroots relations between Thais and Japanese by utilizing the records of incidents/accidents between Thais and Japanese during the war. The results show that although the number of incidents/accidents was large at the initial and the last stages of war, those caused by Thais were skyrocketing at the last stage of war while those caused by Japanese reached their peak at the initial stage of war before decreasing. Therefore, the real image of the Thai-Japanese alliance was the alliance of endurance that both Thais and Japanese had to be forced to endure the frequently-occurred incidents/accidents. A book for students and academics interested in the Thai/Southeast Asian war history during the Second World War.

Author : POLLY. BARTON
Publisher : Fitzcarraldo Editions
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2021-08-24
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 1913097501

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Fifty Sounds by POLLY. BARTON Pdf

Author : Robert A. Scalapino
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 446 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2024-03-29
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780520314672

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The Foreign Policy of Modern Japan by Robert A. Scalapino Pdf

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1977.

Author : Peter McDermott
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2022-05-05
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000584844

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The Australia-Japan Defence and Security Relationship 1945-2021 by Peter McDermott Pdf

McDermott examines the origins, development and prospects for the Australia and Japan Defence and Security Relationship. In 1945, Japan and Australia were foes; today they are partners in security, defence and military matters, each the other’s most important strategic ally, after the United States. As the region faces threats from an increasingly assertive China, there is a growing prospect of conflict, particularly in Northeast Asia. McDermott discusses how Japan and Australia may cooperate in mil-itary action. Using previously classified government documents, and interviews with those involved in the decisions, as well as his own experiences, McDermott examines how political imperatives have shaped the security side of the A-JDSR. He offers new insights into the history and future of the relationship. An essential read for students and scholars of Asia-Pacific and Indo-Pacific security.

Author : Glenn D. Hook,Julie Gilson,Christopher W. Hughes,Hugo Dobson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 680 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2013-01-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9781134328055

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Japan's International Relations by Glenn D. Hook,Julie Gilson,Christopher W. Hughes,Hugo Dobson Pdf

The new edition of this comprehensive and user-friendly textbook provides a single volume resource for all those studying Japan's international relations.

Author : James William Morley
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2015-03-08
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781400870394

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Forecast for Japan by James William Morley Pdf

If, as seems likely, Japan's 1975 GNP more than doubles the rest of Asia's, will it seek to build armed forces to match? For a reliable forecast, six policy specialists consider areas bearing on the path Japan takes. Drawing from the contributors' projections, James Motley concludes with a primary forecast of the security policy Japan is likely to follow in the early 1970's. Originally published in 1972. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Author : 福田浩子
Publisher : Kodansha
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 477002956X

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日本語の擬音語・擬態語 by 福田浩子 Pdf

A basic book for beginning and intermediate students, dealing with the primary characteristic of the Japanese language.

Author : Jennifer Milioto Matsue
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2015-07-16
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781317649540

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Focus: Music in Contemporary Japan by Jennifer Milioto Matsue Pdf

Focus: Music in Contemporary Japan explores a diversity of musics performed in Japan today, ranging from folk song to classical music, the songs of geisha to the screaming of underground rock, with a specific look at the increasingly popular world of taiko (ensemble drumming). Discussion of contemporary musical practice is situated within broader frames of musical and sociopolitical history, processes of globalization and cosmopolitanism, and the continued search for Japanese identity through artistic expression. It explores how the Japanese have long negotiated cultural identity through musical practice in three parts: Part I, "Japanese Music and Culture," provides an overview of the key characteristics of Japanese culture that inform musical performance, such as the attitude towards the natural environment, changes in ruling powers, dominant religious forms, and historical processes of cultural exchange. Part II, "Sounding Japan," describes the elements that distinguish traditional Japanese music and then explores how music has changed in the modern era under the influence of Western music and ideology. Part III, "Focusing In: Identity, Meaning and Japanese Drumming in Kyoto," is based on fieldwork with musicians and explores the position of Japanese drumming within Kyoto. It focuses on four case studies that paint a vivid picture of each respective site, the music that is practiced, and the pedagogy and creative processes of each group. The accompanying CD includes examples of Japanese music that illustrate specific elements and key genres introduced in the text. A companion website includes additional audio-visual sources discussed in detail in the text. Jennifer Milioto Matsue is an Associate Professor at Union College and specializes in modern Japanese music and culture.

Author : United States. Congress
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1084 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1919
Category : Law
ISBN : HARVARD:32044107590390

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Congressional Record by United States. Congress Pdf

The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress. It is published daily when Congress is in session. The Congressional Record began publication in 1873. Debates for sessions prior to 1873 are recorded in The Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States (1789-1824), the Register of Debates in Congress (1824-1837), and the Congressional Globe (1833-1873)

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 682 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1890
Category : Electronic
ISBN : STANFORD:36105117498514

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The Japan Daily Mail by Anonim Pdf