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Job Opening: East & South Asia History, Univ of Cincinnati, Vstg. Asst prof

Posted on May 26, 2012 by

Institution:   University of Cincinnati, Department of History Location:   Ohio, United States Position:   Visiting Assistant Professor in South and East Asian History The History Department at the University of Cincinnati seeks a historian with expertise in East and … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Modern Asian History, Visiting Assistant Professor, Boston College

Posted on May 8, 2012 by

Institution:  Boston College, Department of History Location:   Massachusetts, United States Position:   Visiting Assistant Professor, Modern Asian History The Department of History at Boston College invites applications for a one-year position as visiting assistant professor in the history of … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Modern Japan Hist., St. Mary’s College CA, pt time lecturer

Posted on April 24, 2012 by

Institution:  St. Mary’s College – California, History Location:   California, United States Position:   Lecturer in Modern Japan Lecturer in Modern Japan Saint Mary’s College of California Closing Date/Time: Sun. 05/13/12 11:59 PM Pacific Time Salary: Depends on Qualifications

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Book Announcement: Australia, Japan and their relations with Asia

Posted on April 8, 2012 by

edited by Stephen Alomes, Peter Eckersall, Ross Mouer and Alison Tokita. Available through the Custom Book Centre at Melbourne University. http://www.bookshop.unimelb.edu.au/cbc/?9781921775819 Cover note: The essays in Outside Australia: Japanese and Australian Encounters & Identities in Flux originated when the authors … Continue reading →

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Book announcement: The Truth of the Ancient Ways: A Critical Biography of the Swordsman Yamaoka Tesshu

Posted on March 25, 2012 by

Language: English Publisher: Kodenkan Institute Publication date: January 31, 2012 Binding type/size: paperback, 6″ x 9″ Description: 202 pages, bibliography, index ISBN-13: 978-0984012909 ISBN-10: 0984012907 Library of Congress Control Number: 2011938616 Book description Among practitioners of Japanese martial arts both … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: East Asian History & Culture, Eckerd College, Vstg. Asst prof

Posted on March 22, 2012 by

Institution:   Eckerd College Location:   Florida, United States Position:   Visiting Assistant Professor; East Asian Studies; East Asian history and culture Eckerd College, a nationally-ranked liberal arts college in St. Petersburg, Florida, seeks a continuing part-time Visiting Professor specializing … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Japan Emerging: Premodern History to 1850

Posted on March 18, 2012 by

http://www.westviewpress.com/book.php?disc=5&isbn=9780813344836 Karl Friday (Editor) March 2012 Trade Paperback · 496 Pages $49.00 U.S. · $56.50 CAN · £32.99 U.K. ISBN 9780813344836   Description Japan Emerging provides a comprehensive survey of Japan from prehistory to the nineteenth century. Incorporating the latest scholarship … Continue reading →

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MA Film and History at SOAS (University of London)

Posted on March 1, 2012 by

This MA programme provides students with the opportunity to acquire expert knowledge of film in historical context as a means of mastering transferable analytical skills and so prepare students for a variety of professional or research careers. The program can … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: WOMEN ADRIFT: The Literature of Japan’s Imperial Body

Posted on February 19, 2012 by

How women figured in the expansion of the national body of the Japanese empire WOMEN ADRIFT: The Literature of Japan’s Imperial Body By Noriko J. Horiguchi University of Minnesota Press | 272 pages | 2011 ISBN 978-0-8166-6978-3 | paperback | … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Ideal Japanese Leaders Poll

Posted on February 17, 2012 by

This week’s Fun Link Friday comes from Japan Probe’s posting of an online poll from Sankei Shinbum in a leadership series on January 2nd. The poll asks participants to rate who they thought were ideal leaders and the worst leaders, … Continue reading →

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