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Fighting for Foreigners : Immigration and Its Impact on Japanese Democracy.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2008Copyright date: ©2016Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (237 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780801461828
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Fighting for ForeignersDDC classification:
  • 320.952
LOC classification:
  • DS832
Online resources:
Contents:
Fighting for Foreigners -- Contents -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- Note on Conventions -- 1. Introduction: Associative Activism -- 2. Controlling Foreigners: Japan's Foreign Worker Policy -- 3. Long-Distance Nationalism: Political Activities of Immigrant Ethnic Associations -- 4. Democracy of Illegals: Organizing Support for Illegal Foreigners -- 5. Local Partners: Local Governments and Immigrant Rights NGOs -- 6. Foreigners in the Public Sphere: Contesting Prevalent Social Meanings -- 7. Conclusion: Foreigners and Democracy -- Appendix -- Index.
Summary: Shipper details how, in response to an influx of foreigners from Asia and Latin America in recent decades, Japanese citizens have established a variety of local advocacy groups to help immigrants secure access to social services, economic equity, and political rights.
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Fighting for Foreigners -- Contents -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- Note on Conventions -- 1. Introduction: Associative Activism -- 2. Controlling Foreigners: Japan's Foreign Worker Policy -- 3. Long-Distance Nationalism: Political Activities of Immigrant Ethnic Associations -- 4. Democracy of Illegals: Organizing Support for Illegal Foreigners -- 5. Local Partners: Local Governments and Immigrant Rights NGOs -- 6. Foreigners in the Public Sphere: Contesting Prevalent Social Meanings -- 7. Conclusion: Foreigners and Democracy -- Appendix -- Index.

Shipper details how, in response to an influx of foreigners from Asia and Latin America in recent decades, Japanese citizens have established a variety of local advocacy groups to help immigrants secure access to social services, economic equity, and political rights.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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