Islands in the Stream
Australia and Japan Face Globalisation
Editor Stephen Alomes
A major study of how Australia and Japan, two island nations, face the currents of globalisation. Fascinating chapters by distinguished students of Australia and Japan, including Chilla Bulbeck, Yoshio Sugimoto, Stephen Alomes and Yoichi Kibata, explore the impact of globalisation.
A book which illuminates how contemporary forces influence politics, and shape experiences of social class and gender, sporting culture, popular marketing and consumption, national historical myths of war and peace, and literature in Japan and Australia.
AUSTRALIA AND JAPAN FACE GLOBALISATION
A stimulating contribution to understanding the experience of Australia and Japan as these two contemporary societies meet the forces of globalisation. The explorations of everyday life, class and gender, popular culture, political patterns and historical memory demonstrate the value of comparative study of society and culture.
Dr David Day, La Trobe University, Author of
Conquest: A New History of the Modern World and
Claiming a Continent
Globalising trends wash over us all. But there is no reason for these trends to eliminate separate and individual approaches to the problems that affect us all. This book takes two countries, Japan and Australia, that differ culturally but are multifariously interlinked, and expertly analyses their constructive and critical reactions to universalising tendencies.
Professor JAA Stockwin
Nissan Institute of Japanese Studies
Oxford University
