Lexington Books
Pages: 182
Trim: 6½ x 9½
978-1-4985-9900-9 • Hardback • December 2020 • $95.00 • (£73.00)
978-1-4985-9901-6 • eBook • December 2020 • $90.00 • (£69.00)
Yuko Kawai is professor in the College of Intercultural Communication at Rikkyo University.
Introduction: A Transnational Critique for a Multiculturalist Japan
Chapter 1: Japaneseness, Western and Japanese Concepts of Race, and Modalities of
Racism
Chapter 2: Neoliberal Nationalism and Japaneseness
Chapter 3: Remembering Japanese Americans and Japanese Brazilians for Japaneseness
Chapter 4: Using China and Korea for Japaneseness: “Hate Books,” History, and the
Grammar of Japanese Racialized Discourse
Chapter 5: Entering the West and Encountering Asia: Trans-East Asian Friendships Made
in the West
While numerous works have discussed Japanese nationhood, Yuko Kawai innovatively revisits the reproduction of an exclusive idea of ‘Japaneseness’ by taking a ‘transnational critique’ approach. Brilliantly interconnecting the past and present, discursive formations of diverse Others, and critical multiculturalism, this book deepens our understanding of how nationalism, racism, and multiculturalism are inseparably intertwined to construct Japanese nationhood and offers a fresh insight into how Japan can be transformed into a more inclusive society. This book will be a valuable source for anyone interested in nationalism, critical multiculturalism, and socio-cultural inclusion in and beyond the Japanese context.
— Koichi Iwabuchi, Kwansei Gakuin University