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When is domestic tourism international? -- Multiculturalism and tourism in Japan / Nelson Graburn -- Globalization and the new meanings of the foreign executive in Japan / Tomoko Hamada -- Traversing religious and legal boundaries in postwar Nagasaki : an interfaith ritual for the spirits of the dead / John Nelson -- Internationalization and localization : rethinking identity in Japan's "age of decentralization" / John Ertl -- Outside the sumo ring? : foreigners and a rethinking of the national sport / R. Kenji Tierney -- Statelessness and boundaries in Japan / Chen Tien-Shi -- Changing images of blackness in Japan : moving beyond consumption and performance theories / Mitzi Uehara Carter, Aina Hunter -- Crossing ethnic boundaries : Nikkeijin return -- Migrants and the ethnic challenge of Japan's newest immigrant minority / Gaku Tsuda -- Transnational community activities of undocumented Nepalese in Japan : agency, resistance and governance / Keiko Yamanaka -- Datsu zainichi-ron : an emerging discourse on belonging among ethnic Koreans in Japan / Jefferey Hester -- "Tabunka kyosei" and community : rebuilding after the Kobe earthquake / Yasuko Takezawa -- The exodus of Japanese women and brides from Asian countries : changing boundaries of contemporary Japan / Shinji Yamashita -- Globalisation, migration, and identity : the case of immigrant spouses in Japan / Chris Burgess -- "Newcomers" in public education : Chinese and Vietnamese children in a Buraku community / Yuko Okubo -- Social scientists in action : sociologist Hiroshi Komai and anthropologist Hiroshi Shoji / Nelson Graburn

Constructing Cultures Then and Now:. Centenary Conference Celebrating Franz Boas and the Jesup North Pacific Expedition 1897‐1997. American Museum of Natural History, New York, New York, November 13‐17 1997.

An account of the inception, organization, contents, & results of a course in the Anthropology of Tourism at Berkeley since 1976. Discussed is the nature of tourism itself: its history, motivations, differentiation, & organization. Examined is the place of tourism in modern societies, its relation to work, education, art & museums, & the post-Renaissance 'outward-looking' world view. Most anthropological research on tourism has examined its impact on host communities, particularly in the Third World. The course utilizes case studies from all continents & different levels of communities to illustrate the economic, sociopolitical, & cultural consequences of tourism, with attention to economic, cost-benefit analyses, stratification & change, & cultural productions such as theme parks & the commercialization of local art forms. Bibliography. Modified AA.

The Western world is witnessing the importing & sale of ever-increasing amounts of 'primitive art.' The study of the contemporary arts of these small scale societies has been neglected by anthrop'ts & art historians alike, because we have up until now concentrated quite ethnocentrically on the 'pure' or 'traditional' arts. This paper attempts to remedy the situation through 3 case studies: Canadian Eskimo sculpture & prints; Kamba wood carvings; & the ivory carving of the Alaskan Eskimos. The ensuing discussion of these contemporary arts & the variety of processes concludes with a proposed typology into: functional fine arts, where the arts are used for traditional purposes but with some borrowed techniques; commercial fine art, which is made for sale but adheres to traditional artistic standards; souvenir arts, where the emphasis is on cheapness & speed of production; & assimilated fine arts, wherein Western techniques & media have been learned but the contents retains a consciously 'ethnic' flavor & symbolism. The paper concludes by emphasizing the need for more studies & pointing out the importance of such arts in maintaining or modifying threatened cultural identities in an increasingly pluralistic world. AA.