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George, Timothy S. Minamata: Pollution and the Struggle for Democracy in Postwar Japan.Harvard University Asia Center, 2002.http://www.amazon.com/Minamata-Pollution-Struggle-Democracy-Monographs/dp/0674007859/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1209495541&sr=1-1Nearly forty years after the outbreak of the "Minamata Disease," it remains one of the most horrificexamples of environmental poisoning. Based on primary documents and interviews, this bookdescribes three rounds of responses to this incidence of mercury poisoning, focusing on the effortsof its victims and their supporters, particularly the activities of grassroots movements and popularcampaigns, to secure redress. George argues that Japan's postwar democracy is ad hoc, fragile, anddependent on definition through citizen action and that the redress effort is exemplary of the greatchanges in the second and third postwar decades that redefined democracy in Japan.Kerr, Alex. Dogs and Demons: Tales from the Dark Side of Japan. Hill and Wang, 2002.http://www.amazon.com/Dogs-Demons-Tales-Dark-Japan/dp/0809039435/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1208466242&sr=1-2In what may prove to be a highly controversial book, Kerr argues that Japan is in big trouble: a selfdestructivecountry that is systematically destroying its landscape, its environment, its very culture byadherence to ideas and policies that are decades out of date.Yoshida, Fumikazu. The Economics of Waste and Pollution Management in Japan.Springer-Verlag Telos, 2002.http://www.amazon.com/Economics-Waste-Pollution-Management-Japan/dp/4431703217/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1208886838&sr=1-3The main objective of this volume is to clarify problems associated with waste and pollution byinvestigating a wide spectrum of issues, from global warming to regionally-based pollution caused bywaste disposal. Included are aspects ranging from domestic waste production to technologicallygenerated waste resulting from the production, circulation, and consumption of industrial goods andservices.Wong, Anny. The Roots of Japan’s Environmental Policies. Routledge, 2001.http://www.amazon.com/Roots-Japans-Environmental-Policies-East/dp/081533950XThis study focuses on Japan's policies toward international environmental issues and includes casestudies on whaling, deforestation in the tropics, and acid deposition in Asia.Smith, W. Eugene. Japan Through the Eyes of W. Eugene Smith. Tokyo MetropolitanFoundation for History and Culture, 1996.http://www.photojpn.org/books/refer/smith.htmlIn late 1996, the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography held a major photo exhibition of 126black and white photos that Smith took during his three trips to Japan. This book is the catalog forthat exhibition. Like the exhibition, the book is divided into three sections: World War II, Hitachi,and Minamata. Since the photos are captioned (in Japanese and English), they are easy to understandand quite educational. They offer a trip back in time when life in Japan was full of sad conflicts.– Philbert OnoUpham, Frank K. Law and Social Change in Postwar Japan. Harvard University Press, 1989.http://www.amazon.com/Law-Social-Change-Postwar-Japan/dp/0674517873Frank Upham's fine study is a fresh perspective on the ways in which change and conflict in postwarJapan have been both expressed in and constrained by legal practices and ideologies. Theimplications of his well-crafted argument make it indispensable. This is a book that deserves widereading. - William Kelly, Journal of Asian Studies19
Smith, W. Eugene, and Aileen M. Smith. Minamata: The Story of the Poisoning of a City,and of the People Who Chose to Carry the Burden of Courage. Holt & Rinehart, 1975.http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0030136318/ref=cm_rdp_productIn many ways the culmination of the brilliant career of photojournalist W. Eugene Smith, thisvolume is a two-year study of the effects and repercussions from mercury poisoning on a smallfishing village in Japan. As searing as it is respectful, Smith (with text by his wife Aileen) takes us intothe world of these villagers and follows the story from the victims to the court battles overculpability.HISTORYSPICE: JAPAN IN WORLD HISTORYhttp://spice.stanford.edu/docs/169This webpage serves an internet guide to aid in teaching about Japan in world history courses. Itprovides links to curriculum units, an interactive calendar, a virtual tour, and more.JAPAN-101: HISTORYhttp://japan-101.com/history/This website is an excellent resource for information on the history of Japan. Sub-categories includespecific geographic regions as well as noteworthy historical/cultural figures.ASIA FOR EDUCATORS: UNIFYING AND GOVERNING EARLY MODERN JAPAN –EDICTS OF TOYOTOMI HIDEYOSHI AND THE EARLY TOKUGAWA SHÔGUNShttp://afe.easia.columbia.edu/japan/japanworkbook/traditional/tedicts.htmThis page provides an overview of sixteenth and seventeenth century Japanese history. Included areexcerpts of the edicts issued by Toyotomi Hideyoshi.ASIA FOR EDUCATORS: JAPAN’S MODERN HISTORY – AN OUTLINE OF THEPERIODhttp://afe.easia.columbia.edu/japan/japanworkbook/modernhist/outline.htmlModern Japanese history can be divided into four periods: 1600-1868: The period of the Tokugawashoguns, 1868-1890: The early Meiji period; 1890-1945: Imperial Japan; 1945-present: ContemporaryJapan.ASIA FOR EDUCATORS: HISTORY, 1800 TO PRESENT – JAPAN TEACHING UNITShttp://afe.easia.columbia.edu/menu_pages/blue/japan_history2_a.htmReadings, activities, and historical outlines from Columbia University’s Asia for Educators providestudents an appreciation for contemporary historical periods. These lessons include units on“Commodore Perry and Japan,” “The Meiji Restoration and Modernization,” “Imperialism, War, andthe Revolution in East Asian: 1900-1945,” “Japan Quest for Power and World War II in Asia,” and“The Occupation: Democratic Reform Under the Allies.”ASIA FOR EDUCATORS: THE MEIJI RESTORATION AND MODERNIZATIONhttp://afe.easia.columbia.edu/japan/japanworkbook/modernhist/meiji.htmlIn 1868 the Tokugawa shôgun ("great general"), who ruled Japan in the feudal period, lost his powerand the emperor was restored to the supreme position. The emperor took the name Meiji("enlightened rule") as his reign name; this event was known as the Meiji Restoration.20
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