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Record Nr.

UNISA996320202203316

Titolo

Multiculturalism and Conflict Reconciliation in the Asia-Pacific [[electronic resource] ] : Migration, Language and Politics / / edited by K. Shimizu, W. Bradley

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Palgrave Macmillan UK : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2014

ISBN

1-137-40359-4

Edizione

[1st ed. 2014.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xiv, 237 pages) : illustrations; digital, PDF file(s)

Disciplina

327

Soggetti

International relations

Ethnology—Asia

Economic development

Language and education

Education

United States—Study and teaching

International Relations

Asian Culture

Development Studies

Language Education

Education, general

American Culture

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures and Tables -- Foreword by Koichi Iwabuchi -- Acknowledgments -- Notes on Contributors -- 1 Introduction -- Part I Theories and Identities -- 2 Multicultural Coexistence in Japan: Follower, Innovator, or Reluctant Late Adopter? -- 3 A Critical Analysis of Multiculturalism and Deviant Identities: Untold Stories of Japanese Americans without Nations -- 4 Theorizing Multiculturalism: Modeling the Dynamics of Inclusion and Exclusion in School-Based Multicultural Settings -- Part II Language and Language Policies -- 5 Who Owns Our



Tongue? English, Academic Life, and Subjectivity -- 6 Preservice and Inservice English as a Foreign Language Teachers' Perceptions of the New Language Education Policy Regarding the Teaching of Classes in English at Japanese Senior High Schools -- 7 An Alternative Approach to Foreign LanguageEducation in Japan with a View toward Becominga Multicultural Society -- Part III Migration and Citizenship -- 8 Female Domestic Workers on the Move: Examining Global Householding and Global De-Householding in Today's World -- 9 Multiculturalism Policies and the Stepwise International Migration of Filipino Nurses: Implications for Japan -- 10 Who Benefits from Dual Citizenship? The New Nationality Law and Multicultural Future of South Korea -- 11 "Global Jinzai," Japanese Higher Education, and the Path to Multiculturalism: Imperative, Imposter, or Immature? -- Afterword -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

This book is open access under a CC BY license. This edited collection focuses on theories, language and migration in relation to multiculturalism in Japan and the Asia-Pacific. Each chapter aims to provide alternative understandings to current conflicts that have arisen due to immigration and policies related to education, politics, language, work, citizenship and identity.