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Join us for a Virtual Book Launch
From Country to Nation: Ethnographic Studies, Kokugaku, and Spirits in Nineteenth-Century Japan, Cornell East Asia Series of Cornell University Press, May 2021 by Dr. Gideon Fujiwara, Associate Professor in History and Asian Studies Coordinator at the University of Lethbridge.
Wednesday, June 23, 2021 7:00 - 8:15 p.m. MST, Online via Zoom (6:00 p.m. PST/9:00 p.m. EST/June 24 10:00 a.m. Japan Time)
Free to Register: uleth.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIucuysqjMrE9ID3fmYsTv1_zVosdfgpeUw
Zoom details will be e-mailed to registrants.
The author will give a book talk including colorful backstories, followed by questions and answers with the audience.
From Country to Nation tracks the emergence of the modern Japanese nation in the nineteenth century through the history of some of its local aspirants. It explores how kokugaku (Japan studies) scholars envisioned their place within Japan and the globe, while living in a castle town and domain far north of the political capital.
Discounted copies are available via the U of L Bookstore or by ordering with the code on the flyer:
FROM COUNTRY TO NATION | University of Lethbridge Bookstore (uleth.ca)
Free to Register: uleth.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIucuysqjMrE9ID3fmYsTv1_zVosdfgpeUw
Contact:
Bev Garnett | bev.garnett@uleth.ca | (403) 380-1894