Beyond orientalism in comparative education: Challenging the binary opposition between Japanese and American education

Asia Pacific Journal of Education

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 19-34

  Takayama, Keita ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cultural politics of education; Japan; Orientalism; Postcolonial theory; The United States

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449657449     PISSN: 02188791     EISSN: 17426855     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02188790701849800     Document Type: Article

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