Local citizenship in recent countries of immigration
Subtitle: Japan in comparative perspective
By: edited by Takeyuki Tsuda.
Contributors: Tsuda, Takeyuki.
Publisher: Lexington Books
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Lanham, MD
Language: eng
Number of pages: 306
Subjects: Immigrants -- Japan.; Immigrants -- Government policy -- Japan.; Citizenship -- Japan.; Social integration -- Japan.; Immigrants -- Cross-cultural studies.; Citizenship -- Cross-cultural studies.; Social integration -- Cross-cultural studies.; Emigration and immigration -- Cross-cultural studies.; Japan -- Emigration and immigration.
Genres: Cross-cultural studies.
Description: "This volume analyzes the development of local citizenship in Japan by examining the role of local governments and NGOs as well as grassroots political and judicial activism in the expansion of immigrant rights. The possibilities and limits of such local citizenship in Japan are compared to three other recent countries of immigration - Italy, Spain, and South Korea."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.