Books in the Routledge/Leiden Series in Modern East Asian Politics, History and Media series

Traces the development of anti-Christian ideas in Japan from the banning of Christianity by the Tokugawa shogunate in the early 1600s, to the use of Christian and anti-Christian ideology in the construction of modern Japanese state institutions at the end of the 1800s. This book is suitable for students of Japanese history, religion, and politics.

Examines the transformation of Japan's attitude toward China up to the time of the Russo-Japanese War (1904/5). This book shows how modern Sino-Japanese attitudes were shaped by a multitude of factors, domestic and international, and, in turn, informed Japan's course in international politics.

Leftism stands as a defining force in the articulation of political culture in modern Japan. This title focuses attention on the influence exerted by the Left on the political landscape of Japan, and assesses the reasons for its successes and failures in terms of its impact on enduring dimensions of Japanese political thought, activism and policy.

Takes the groundbreaking work of Naoki Sakai as its starting point and broadens the scope of Cultural Studies to bridge across philosophy and critical theory. This title problematizes the putative divide between 'Asian' and 'Western' research objects and methodologies, and the link between culture and the nation.

Leftist thought and activism stands as a defining force in the articulation of political culture and policy in modern Japan. Operating from the periphery of formal political power for the most part, the Japanese Left has had an impact that extends far beyond its limited success at the ballot box. The essays that compose this Oxford Festschrift range over a wide set of themes including the tragic careers of two prewar left-wing martyrs (Goto-Jones); Hisashi AsA, the great Socialist apostate (Kersten); the Lefta (TM)s evasion of constitutional sovereignty (Williams); the rise and fall of NikkyA-sA (Aspinall); the Lefta (TM)s impact on privatization and bureaucratic reform (Nakano); the demise of parliamentary Socialism (Hyde); the Lefta (TM)s recent embrace of free market principles (Schoppa); critical Japan studies and American empire since a 9.11a (TM) (Williams); and historya (TM)s final judgment on the fate of this great political movement (Banno).

Combining government/business theory with empirical studies, this comprehensive work deals with the impact of cross-Strait relations on Taiwanese business.

Rather than focusing on the Kyoto School's wartime legacy, this original book examines the philosophical texts of the members of the Kyoto School, proving that they developed serious and sophisticated positions on many key questions of political philosophy.

This book focuses on the politics of Japan's pre-eminent philosophical school - the Kyoto School - and particularly that of its founder, Nishida Kitarô (1870-1945).