Autore	Solt George <1978->
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Berkeley, California : , : University of California Press, , 2014
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (241 p.)
Disciplina	641.82/20952
Collana	California Studies in Food and Culture
Soggetto topico	Ramen - Japan
Soggetto non controllato	20th century global history american government american wheat imports black market bowl of noodles cold war cultural studies economic changes economic stagnation food studies food geopolitics globalization government documents historical history industrialization international icon international symbol japan japanese cuisine japanese culture japanese food labor force national identity noodle soup occupied japan political changes ramen reindustrialization soup us occupation of japan working poor
ISBN	0-520-95837-3
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Front matter -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction. National Food -- 1. Street Life: Chinese Noodles for Japanese Workers -- 2. Not an Easy Road: Black Market Ramen and the U.S. Occupation -- 3. Move On Up: Fuel for Rapid Growth -- 4. Like It Is, Like It Was: Rebranding Ramen -- 5. Flavor of the Month: American Ramen and "Cool Japan" -- Conclusion. Time Will Tell: A Food of Opposition -- Notes -- Works Cited -- Index
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910789287003321

Autore	Hankins Joseph D.
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2014
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (300 p.)
Disciplina	305.5/680952
Collana	Asia Pacific Modern
Soggetto topico	Buraku people - Social conditions Buraku people - Government policy Multiculturalism - Japan Labor - Japan Working class - Japan
Soggetto non controllato	anthropology asia pacific modern series buraka rights activists buraku people cultural studies ethnographic research global politics historical history of japan history international advocates japan japanese culture japanese politics japanese labor of multiculturalism labor leather production liberalized markets managing difference meat production minority groups multicultural japan national homogeneity political prejudice social movements south asia stigmatized groups tanners united nations
ISBN	0-520-95916-7
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface: Hailing from Texas -- Acknowledgments -- Part One. Recognizing Buraku Difference -- Part Two. Choice and Obligation in Contemporary Buraku Politics -- Part Three. International Standards and the Possibilities of Solidarity -- Conclusion: The Disciplines of Multiculturalism -- Epilogue: Texas to Japan, and Back -- Notes -- References -- Index
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910786617003321

Autore	Kaplan David E
Edizione	[25th anniversary ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2012
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (440 p.)
Disciplina	364.1060952
Altri autori (Persone)	DubroAlec
Soggetto topico	Yakuza - Japan - History Yakuza - History Organized crime - Japan - History Crime - Japan - History Gangs - Japan - History
Soggetto non controllato	anthropology asia scholars asian history asian studies controversial crime historians crime history crime syndicates crime criminal class criminal culture criminal organizations criminology cultural historians gangsters japan japanese culture japanese history japanese society japans underworld modern impact organized crime outlaws retrospective sociologists sociology western perspective yakuza culture yakuza society yakuza
ISBN	1-282-13417-5 9786613806758 0-520-95381-9
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	pt. 1. Early history -- pt. 2. The Kodama years -- pt. 3. The modern Yakuza -- pt. 4. The move abroad.
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910779223003321