Sources
Evergreen Spine References
This page lists the core “spine” sources used across essays. Individual articles also include notes and bibliographies. We prefer durable scholarship over news, so the site remains evergreen.
Core books
- Nakane, Chie. Japanese Society. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1970.
- Lie, John. Multiethnic Japan. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2001.
- Befu, Harumi. Hegemony of Homogeneity: An Anthropological Analysis of Nihonjinron. Melbourne: Trans Pacific Press, 2001.
- Jansen, Marius B. The Making of Modern Japan. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2000.
- Toby, Ronald P. State and Diplomacy in Early Modern Japan. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1984.
Key articles
- Ide, Sachiko. “Formal Forms and Discernment: Two Neglected Aspects of Universals of Linguistic Politeness.” Multilingua 8, no. 2–3 (1989): 223–248.
How we use sources
Sources are used to support structure, not to win arguments. Notes clarify terms and frameworks. We avoid cherry-picking; we aim for fair summaries and durable insights.