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050		4	_aDS832
082	0		_a320.952
100	1		_aShipper, Apichai W.
245	1	0	_aFighting for Foreigners : _bImmigration and Its Impact on Japanese Democracy.
250			_a1st ed.
264		1	_aIthaca : _bCornell University Press, _c2008.
264		4	_c©2016.
300			_a1 online resource (237 pages)
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
505	0		_aFighting 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.
520			_aShipper 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.
588			_aDescription based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
590			_aElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
650		0	_aImmigrants -- Political activity -- Japan.
650		0	_aNoncitizens -- Political activity -- Japan.
650		0	_aForeign workers -- Japan.
650		0	_aEmigration and immigration law -- Japan.
650		0	_aDemocracy -- Japan.
650		0	_aJapan -- Emigration and immigration -- Government policy.
655		4	_aElectronic books.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _aShipper, Apichai W. _tFighting for Foreigners _dIthaca : Cornell University Press,c2008 _z9780801447150
797	2		_aProQuest (Firm)
856	4	0	_uhttps://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=3138196 _zClick to View
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