Susan L. Burns

Kingdom of the Sick

A History of Leprosy and Japan

In this groundbreaking work, Susan L. Burns examines the history of leprosy in Japan from medieval times until the present. At the center of Kingdom o...

Before the Nation

Kokugaku and the Imagining of Community in Early Modern Japan

DIVShows how a modern nationalism was constructed in Japan from existing notions of community, at a time before the idea of “nation.”/div...

Gender and Law in the Japanese Imperium

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Bright Start, Grades Preschool-1

Cognitive Curriculum for Young Children

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