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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
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337 _acomputer
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338 _aonline resource
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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
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