Japan's Ultra-right /
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| Author / Creator: | Higuchi, Naoto, 1969- author. |
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| Edition: | English language edition. |
| Imprint: | Balwyn North, Victoria, Australia : Trans Pacific Press, 2016. ©2014 |
| Description: | xii, 298 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Japanese society series Japanese society series. |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10905695 |
| Summary: | This book is a comprehensive account of the nativist movement in Japan today. Naoto Higuchi uses the life histories of activists to establish that the basis of their support for the movement is their conservativism rather than social or economic stress. He reveals the logic behind the emergence of the nativist movement by highlighting its links with developments in the existing right wing and Japan's conservative powers. A common interest in historical revisionism and conflict with neighboring countries provides a further logic that underpins the nativist movement's particular focus on "special privileges" for permanent Koreans resident in Japan. The book examines the role of the internet in the recruitment of nativist activists and in lending a veil of historical "truth" to the falsehoods concerning these special privileges. Finally, Higuchi considers the issue of voting rights for foreign residents in the context of East Asian geopolitics and increasing securitization, and warns about the dangers of not resisting securitization. (Series: Japanese Society) [Subject:?Asian Studies, Sociology] |
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| Item Description: | "First published in Japanese in 2014 by the University of Nagoya Press as Nihon-Gata Haigai-Shugi by Naoto Higuchi." |
| Physical Description: | xii, 298 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 246-290) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781920901936 1920901930 |
