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Politics of International Marriage in Japan

English · Hardback

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Focusing on three cultural/ethnic groups in terms of empirical data - women from the former Soviet Union countries, the Philippines, and Western countries - this book highlights the complex interplay between national, cultural, gender, and ethnicity boundary maintenance that constructs international marriages in Japan at multiple levels, providing a comprehensive account of international marriage in the contemporary Japanese context.

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List of Tables and Figures

Series Foreword by Péter Berta

Introduction. The Politics of International Marriage in Japan

1 Cross-Border Marriage Studies Through the 'Lens'

2 Historical Roots and Contemporary Changes in International Marriages

3 Who Marries Whom?

4 The Politics of Love: Migration Regimes, Individuals and Images

5 Spaces for Negotiation

6 Choices and Constraints

7 Parents' Strategies to Raise Bilingual/Bicultural Children

8 International Divorce Politics and Transnational Strategies of Spouses

Conclusion

Acknowledgments

Appendix

Notes

Bibliography  

Index

 


About the author










VIKTORIYA KIM is an associate professor in the Human Sciences International Undergraduate Degree Program, Osaka University, Japan.

NELIA G. BALGOA is a professor in the Department of English and Culture and Arts Studies Center of the Mindanao State University-Iligan Institute of Technology, Mindanao, Philippines.

BEVERLEY YAMAMOTO is a professor of Transformative Education, Graduate School of Human Sciences, Osaka University, Japan.

 


Product details

Authors Nelia Balgoa, Nelia G Balgoa, Nelia G. Balgoa, Viktoriya Kim, Viktoriya Balgoa Kim, KIM BALGOA YAMAMO, Beverley Anne Yamamoto
Publisher Rutgers University Press
 
Languages English
Product format Hardback
Released 31.12.2021
 
EAN 9781978809024
ISBN 978-1-978809-02-4
No. of pages 194
Series Politics of Marriage and Gende
Politics of Marriage and Gender: Global Issues in Local Contexts
Subject Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories

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