Neighborhood Associations and Local Governance in Japan

Japan’s Dual Civil Society

This book provides an overview of the state of Japan’s civil society and a new theory, based on political institutions, to explain why Japan differs so much from other industrialized

The Oxford Handbook of Electoral Systems

The volume provides an in-depth exploration of the origins and effects of electoral systems. Contributions from the top scholars in the field cover the design and adoption of election rules,

Collective Trauma and the Psychology of Secrets in Transnational Film

Collective Trauma and the Psychology of Secrets in Transnational Film advances a methodological line of inquiry based on a fresh insight into the ways in which cinematic meaning is generated

Babel in Zion

The promotion and vernacularization of Hebrew, traditionally a language of Jewish liturgy and study, was a central accomplishment of the Zionist movement in Palestine. Viewing twentieth-century history through the lens

Central Banks and Gold

In recent decades, Tokyo, London, and New York have been the sites of credit bubbles of historically unprecedented magnitude. Central bankers have enjoyed almost unparalleled power and autonomy. They have

Capital as Will and Imagination

With this book, Mark Metzler continues his investigation into the economic history of twentieth-century Japan that he began in Lever of Empire. In Capital as Will and Imagination, he focuses

Lever of Empire

This book, the first full account of Japan’s financial history and the Japanese gold standard in the pivotal years before World War II, provides a new perspective on the global

Asian Designs

Asian nations are no longer “rising” powers in the world order; they have risen. How will they conduct themselves in world politics? How will they deploy their considerable and growing

The Quotidian Revolution

In thirteenth-century Maharashtra, a new vernacular literature emerged to challenge the hegemony of Sanskrit, a language largely restricted to men of high caste. In a vivid and accessible idiom, this