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100 1  Watanabe, Chika,|eauthor. 
245 10 Becoming one :|breligion, development, and 
       environmentalism in a Japanese NGO in Myanmar /|cChika 
       Watanabe. 
264  1 Honolulu :|bUniversity of Hawaiʻi Press,|c[2019] 
300    1 online resource (xiv, 239 pages) 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
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504    Includes bibliographical references and index. 
505 0  A history of the nonreligious -- The politics of "Shinto" 
       environmentalism -- Making a universal furusato 
       (homeplace) -- Muddy labor -- Being like family -- 
       Discipline as care. 
520    International development programs strive not only to 
       alleviate poverty but to transform people, aid workers and
       recipients alike. Becoming One grapples with this process 
       by exploring the work of OISCA*, a prominent Japanese NGO 
       in central Myanmar. OISCA's postwar origins at the 
       intersection of Shinto, secularism, and rightwing politics,
       and its vision of inter-Asian solidarity and a sustainable
       future helped shape the organization's ideology and 
       activities. By delving into the world of its aid workers--
       their everyday practices, discourses, and aspirations--
       author Chika Watanabe seeks to understand the NGO's 
       political, social, and ethical effects. At OISCA training 
       centers, Japanese and local staff teach sustainable 
       agricultural skills and organic farming methods to rural 
       youth. Much of the teaching involves laboring in the 
       fields, harvesting produce, and caring for livestock: what
       they can't use themselves is sold at nearby markets. 
       Watanabe's detailed and multi-sited ethnography shows how 
       Japanese and Burmese actors mobilize around the idea of 
       "becoming one" with Mother Earth and their human 
       counterparts within a shared communal lifestyle. By 
       exploring the tension between intentions and political 
       effects--spanning environmentalism, cultural-nationalist 
       ideologies of "Japaneseness," and aspirations to make the 
       world a better place--Watanabe highlights fascinating 
       questions and both positive and negative outcomes. 
       Becoming One weaves together vivid descriptions of the 
       intensive, intimate, and "muddy labor" of "making persons"
       (hitozukuri) with the wider historical resonances of these
       efforts, decentering common understandings of development,
       NGOs, and their moral and political promises. This 
       engaging and thought-provoking book combines insights from
       anthropology, development studies, and religious studies 
       to add to our understanding of modern Japan.*Organization 
       for Industrial, Spiritual and Cultural Advancement. 
588 0  Print version record. 
610 20 Organization for Industrial, Spiritual and Cultural 
       Advancement-International. 
650  0 Non-governmental organizations|zJapan. 
650  0 Agricultural development projects|zBurma. 
650  0 Agricultural assistance, Japanese|zBurma. 
650  7 BUSINESS & ECONOMICS|xIndustries|xGeneral.|2bisacsh 
650  7 SOCIAL SCIENCE|xAnthropology|xCultural.|2bisacsh 
650  7 Agricultural assistance, Japanese.|2fast
       |0(OCoLC)fst00800491 
650  7 Agricultural development projects.|2fast
       |0(OCoLC)fst00800659 
650  7 Non-governmental organizations.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01038524 
651  7 Burma.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01207835 
651  7 Japan.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01204082 
776 08 |iPrint version:|aWatanabe, Chika.|tBecoming one.
       |dHonolulu : University of Hawaiʻi Press, [2019]
       |z9780824875268|w(DLC)  2018037380|w(OCoLC)1037046226 
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