Do the rich live longer than the poor? To what extent do class and occupational positions affect one's health? How does social capital relate to illness? In what ways does social structure influence h
Papers from the 2009 Kyoto Breast Cancer Consensus Conference focus on local and systemic management of early breast cancer. International contributors provide information on current topics in surgery
This volume presents the first detailed description of composite swiddening, a traditional Southeast Asian upland agricultural system that combines shifting cultivation fields on the hillsides with ir
Drawing from research he conducted during 1992-94, Fujita (Rural Development Academy, Bogra, Bangladesh) describes how Bangladesh was not blessed with the Green Revolution until a decade or more after
The ten papers are from a 2004 conference, probably held in Japan somewhere. Economists and other social scientists look at the rise of the middle classes in Southeast Asia during the second half of t
Otani (human services, Osaka U., Japan) focuses on the plight of poor elderly citizens with no family connections who lost their homes during the Great Hanshin Earthquake of 1995 and were repeatedly r
Rambo (Khon Kaen U., Thailand) has been involved with Vietnam research for some four decades. Here he collects 18 of his previously published essays as an overview of his work over the years. Essays o
Is Japanese whaling based on national culture and tradition? Sociologist Hiroyuki Watanabe challenges this question by examining the history of whaling in modern Japan and looking at the wide range of
"Aftermath: Fukushima and the 3.11 Earthquake" is a comprehensive analysis of recovery and reconstruction following the triple disaster in Japan on March 11, 2011. This collection addresses the questi
In this examination of globalization and its impact on urban space, Yoshihara (sociology, Tohoku U., Japan) emphasizes the metaphor of fluidity, meaning networked movements of people, money, objects,
In this study of the formation of modern Thai radical culture, Tejapira reveals a process of cultural and political interaction which results in a mutual transformation of exogenous Marxism/communism
In 1983, Nakayama begin work on the "Japanese Science and Technology" project, in which a team of over 50 experts was assembled to document the miraculous growth of Japanese science and technology aft
This book is a fascinating exploration into how European attitudes that measure human achievements by their extent of control over nature is a cultural and historical product of the ancient Middle Eas
Japan exercised colonial rule over Korea from 1910 to 1945 and many Koreans emigrated to Japan during this period. Today, these Korean migrants and their descendants, who are referred to as Zainichi K
The challenges we face today are growing conspicuously broad in scale and complex in nature. Human Survivability Studies is a new transdisciplinary field born from the growing awareness of the urgent
