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Author

Shipper, Apichai W. (Apichai Wongsod), 1968-

Title Fighting for foreigners [electronic resource] : immigration and its impact on Japanese democracy / Apichai W. Shipper.

Imprint

Ithaca [N.Y.] : Cornell University Press, 2008.

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Available to Pittsburg State University patrons only.

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Location	Call No.	OPAC Message	Status
Axe ProQuest E-Book	Electronic Book	---	Available

Description	xv, 216 p. : ill.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents	Introduction: Associative activism -- Controlling foreigners : Japan's foreign worker policy -- Long-distance nationalism : political activities of immigrant ethnic associations -- Democracy of illegals : organizing support for illegal foreigners -- Local partners : local governments and immigrant rights NGOs -- Foreigners in the public sphere : contesting prevalent social meanings -- Conclusion: Foreigners and democracy.
Reproduction	Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2016. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject	Immigrants -- Political activity -- Japan.
	Noncitizens -- Political activity -- Japan.
	Foreign workers -- Japan.
	Emigration and immigration law -- Japan.
	Democracy -- Japan.
	Illegal immigration.
	Japan -- Emigration and immigration -- Government policy.
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
Added Author	ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN	9780801447150 (cloth : alk. paper)
	0801447151 (cloth : alk. paper)
	9780801461828 (electronic bk.)