Sökning: "contemporary Japan"

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  1. 6. Huis Ten Bosch: Mimesis and simulation in a Japanese Dutch town

    Författare :Staffan Appelgren; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; anthropology; Japan; mimesis; simulation; simulated environments; ikukan; other space; material culture; modernity; tourism; regional development; Holland; Huis Ten Bosch;

    Sammanfattning : With the advance of capitalism, new communication technology and expansion of mass media, places and culture increasingly tend to be deterritorialized, time and space arrangements are renegotiated, social and cultural relationships are commercialized and commodified. Simulated and themed environments have attracted considerable attention as concrete expressions of "culture in motion". LÄS MER

  3. 7. Long Story of Short Forms : The Evolution of Simplified Chinese Characters

    Författare :Roar Bökset; Torbjörn Lodén; David Branner; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Chinese language; Kinesiska;

    Sammanfattning : A script reform was carried out in China between 1955 and 1964 by simplifying the shape of a number of characters. Most of the simplified forms adopted had already been in popular use for a long time before this reform, while a few were invented for the occasion.One objective of this dissertation is to estimate the proportion of invented forms. LÄS MER

  4. 8. Essays on the Politics of Taxation

    Författare :Per F. Andersson; Statsvetenskapliga institutionen; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Taxation; Democracy; Economic history; Redistribution; Political economy; Beskattning; Demokrati; Ekonomisk historia; Omfördelning; Politisk ekonomi;

    Sammanfattning : Taxation is a key activity of any state and a constant point of political struggle. The structure of taxation is continuously changing and evolving, and its size has grown dramatically during the last two hundred years. LÄS MER

  5. 9. Morality as Practice : The Santo Daime, an Eco-Religious Movement in the Amazonian Rainforest

    Författare :Titti Kristina Schmidt; Ing-Britt Trankell; Michael Lambek; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :Cultural anthropology; Brazil; Amazonia; Santo Daime; caboclos; environmentalism; religion; religious movements; social movements; morality; Kulturantropologi;

    Sammanfattning : This study deals with Santo Daime, a religious and environmental movement in the Brazilian Amazon. It is based on 15 months of anthropological fieldwork in the foundational centre of the Santo Daime movement, Céu do Mapiá, Heaven of Mapiá, located deep inside the Brazilian State of Amazonas. LÄS MER

  7. 10. Scenarios we live by : Theorizing anticipatory practices for societal security

    Författare :Mikael Linnell; Anna Olofsson; Susanna Öhman; Sissel Haugdal Jore; Mittuniversitetet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis explores and theorizes practices for generating knowledge and experience of possible futures in the present. Often, our unreflected everyday actions are clearly focused on the future. LÄS MER