Buraku, Capitalism and the State in Japan - Hardcover
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Availability:In StockContributor:Akira KobayakawaSeries:Studies in Critical Social SciencesPublish date:10/30/2025Pages:338
Languages:EnglishPublisher:BrillISBN-13:9789004744240ISBN-10:900474424XUPC:9789004744240Book Category:Social Science, HistoryBook Subcategory:Sociology, Social History, Cultural & Ethnic StudiesSize:9.25 x 6.10 x 0.81 inchesWeight:0.672Product ID:SC4D7NVQA1
Applying universal themes, this book analyses the discrimination faced by and the (re)construction of the Buraku people during Japan's modernization. State and capital have created the ongoing plight of the Buraku. This book demonstrates that Buraku discrimination has been a springboard for domination, both during and after Japan's colonial rule in Asia and has been an important function of governance in Japan. Buraku discrimination is reproduced in both cities and towns, forcing many Buraku people to suffer silently. To combat this situation, there are Buraku resistance movements, studied in depth here.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:BrillISBN-13:9789004744240ISBN-10:900474424XUPC:9789004744240Book Category:Social Science, HistoryBook Subcategory:Sociology, Social History, Cultural & Ethnic StudiesSize:9.25 x 6.10 x 0.81 inchesWeight:0.672Product ID:SC4D7NVQA1
Akira Kobayakawa (Ph.D.) is the Director of the Institute of Social Theory and Dynamics, and the Director of the Hiroshima Buraku Liberation Institute. He researches modern and contemporary Buraku issues. He lives in a Buraku and is a Buraku Liberation Movement activist.
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