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The Prehistoric Jomon and Ideological Conflict in Contemporary Japan (2016)
DOCUMENT Citation Only Yasuyuki Yoshida.

This paper aims to suggest an alternative perspective to understand the "Jomon" in contemporary Japan within the context of public archaeology, paying attention to the contact zone between archaeology and the public. Contemporary Japanese society includes an ideological conflict with regard to an international cooperation with East Asian countries, a nuclear plant politics, and a modern history education under the situation of the post-cold war equilibrium and globalization. The conflict is not...