Making Sense of Nihonjinron

Thesis Eleven

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 81-96

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cultural relativism; ethnocentrism; globalization; identity; nationalism

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EID: 34247290374     PISSN: 07255136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0725513699057000007     Document Type: Article

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