Japanese Joint Venture in the Pacific - Foreign Bodies in Tinned Tuna

Informationen zum Autor Kate Barclay Klappentext Considers the role of the Japanese in the Solomon Islands! focusing especially on a joint venture between the Japanese multinational Maruha Corporation and the Solomon Islands' government. Zusammenfassung The Japanese, and other Asians, are increasingly taking over some of the roles previously played by Europeans in the Pacific Islands. This book considers the role of the Japanese in the Solomon Islands, focusing especially on a joint venture between the Japanese multinational Maruha Corporation and the Solomon Islands' government. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction: Foreign Bodies in Economic Development 2. Theorizing the Identity Relations of Modernism 3. Modernism, Nationalism and Colonialism 4. Background on Solomon Taiyo Ltd 5. Solomon Islanders: Ambivalent Capitalists 6. Okinawan Fishers: Between Modernity and the South Seas 7. Japanese Managers: Non White Moderns 8. Conclusion: The Stinky Jewel of Modernity

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• Authors: Kate Barclay, Kate (University of Technology Barclay, Barclay Kate
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.02.2008
• EAN: 9780415434355
• ISBN: 978-0-415-43435-5
• No. of pages: 240
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 235 mm x 19 mm
• Series: Routledge Contemporary Japan Series; Routledge Contemporary Japan Series
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Business administration; Asia, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, Regional Studies, Regional / International studies