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Call for Contributors: _Introduction to American Studies_
Summary and Purpose of Book
The purpose of the book is to promote understanding of various aspects of
American society in a book that would fit into three book categories
roughly corresponding to General Education, General Knowledge,and General
Introduction. The writers will be specialists from their
respective fields, and will have at least five years of research and
teaching experience, an excellent publication record, experience in
teaching introductory courses, or will have comparable qualifications.
However, depending on the topic, we will also honor practical experience
in some cases. In that case, persons with more than five years of
experience or possessing similar qualifications may be candidates. In
summary, persons familiar with cutting-edge research in their respective
areas will use simple, jargon-free language to write an introductory
book concerning research on America designed for the non-specialist reader.
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_Introduction to American Studies_
Edited by Yoneyuki Sugita
Publisher: University Education Press (http://www.kyoiku.co.jp/) Number
of Manuscript Pages: Under 550 pages (Approximately 220,000 characters in
Japanese)
Readership: For Non-American University Students and the
General Public
Publishing Format:
A5 page size; length set at 240 pages
First Edition 2000 copies with bound-in supplement (CD included)
Proposed Price 2000-2500 yen
Terms and Conditions
Completed Manuscript (FD?{copies) must be submitted.
Royalties: 10%
Schedule:,br> Manuscript to be completed by end of January, 2005
First Proofreading: End of February
Proposed Publication: End of April
Taking advantage of the proliferation of the Internet, one book will yield
the same benefit as two books. Statistics, maps, graphs, photographs,
famous speeches, and other primary sources, along with video, detailed
commentaries, and a bibliography of important related works will all be
published on a related website. In this way, the contents of the web page
will supplement explanations contained in the book, which will be
restricted to the written word. While the book will have length
limitations, the web page will be almost limitless in its capacity. Thus,
we plan to include a rich array of online materials, and update those
materials as much as possible. In the past, most introductory texts on
America-related research were written on a piecemeal basis by Japanese
researchers; the number of researchers really able to create an
introductory text on American research was extremely limited. (This may
have something to do with the education provided in graduate departments in
Japanese universities.) Most introductory texts on America have tended to
be written by the same few authors. For our proposed book, we will invite
participation from Americanists who are not only Americans, but who come
from all over the world. In the process of research publication in Japan,
researchers have until
now generally decided the content of their contributions. As a result, the
subsequent manuscripts have been difficult to refuse even if they were not
necessarily considered ideal. However, we will first make clear the chapter
structure of the book along with the nature of the
manuscript desired by the editor, and will choose manuscripts based on
these editorial principles. In other words, we will employ a system that
incorporates both public solicitation of manuscripts as well as a
committee review. Then, keeping our editorial principles in mind, we will
carefully select only manuscripts with superior content. Beginning from the
manuscript solicitation stage, we will make very clear to
prospective authors our editorial policy along with what is expected in
each chapter. Thus, rather than a grab-bag introductory text, we will
create something with a high level of consistency.
The submitted manuscripts will be written in either English or Japanese. In
the case where an English manuscript is submitted, the English version will
be posted on the website and the Japanese version published. Translations
will be arranged by the editor.
Chapter Structure
Introduction
Basic knowledge about America: holidays, distinguishing features of various
states, the American flag, the National anthem, etc. 10 pages
Basic knowledge about American Geography
Basic knowledge about American Politics
Basic knowledge about the American Economy
Basic knowledge about Finance in America
Basic knowledge about American Diplomacy
Basic knowledge about American Education
Basic knowledge about American History
Basic knowledge about American Literature
Basic knowledge about Religion in America
Basic knowledge about Gender, Class, and Ethnicity in America
Basic knowledge about American Health Care
Basic knowledge about the History of American Political Parties
Basic knowledge about the American Judicial System
Basic knowledge about American Popular Culture
Basic knowledge about American Nationalism
Basic knowledge about the IT Revolution in America
Basic knowledge about Japan-America Relations
(Other possible subjects)
American holidays, flags, national anthem, etc.
If you have any other suggested topic, please let us know.
Editorial Principles
Please take as a basic premise the fact that the book?fs target readers
will be Japanese or non-American. The book will include some information
that might be considered common knowledge to Americans. Readers will be
Japanese (non-Americans). Please take it into consideration that common
sense or general knowledge for Americans may not necessarily be so for
Japanese readers. Please provide an overview of the topic given rather than
focusing on a small sub-topic. As a rule of thumb, please think of yourself
as writing something part encyclopedia entry, and part introduction to
cutting edge research. Like an encyclopedia entry, please cover in an
encompassing way all important
points concerning your topic. Introduce recent research trends concerning
the topic, and further develop the discussion from your own angle.
Please discuss in detail different interpretations about a given point or
different views concerning problems of historiography. (The explanatory
notes will be posted on the web page and will not be subject to the same
length restrictions applied to the main document.)
In principle, the main document will contain only text. However,
explanatory notes, images, graphs, statistical materials, web page
materials, historiographical notes, and related bibliography are all
welcomed, and will not be subject to length restrictions.
Please provide related links, giving the URL and two or three lines of
explanation. For each chapter, a Selected 50 Links is necessary.
Please think of your mandate as introducing the most advanced research in
the simplest possible language.
Please avoid jargon. Writers will first create a summary of their
manuscript and discuss it with the editor. Further detailed instructions
concerning editorial policy as it concerns each chapter will be given.
Please write your
manuscript after receiving approval from the editor.
After candidate authors submit their manuscripts, the manuscripts will all
be peer-reviewed several times. After reading the peer review report, the
publisher and editor will confer to make the final selection of authors.
Conditions for Author Candidacy
The writers will be specialists from their respective fields, and will have
at least five years of research and teaching experience, an excellent
publication record, experience in teaching introductory courses, or will
have comparable qualifications.
Depending on the topic, in some instances we will also honor practical
experience. In that case, persons with more than five years of experience
or possessing similar qualifications may be candidates.
Yone Sugita
Associate Professor of American History
Osaka University of Foreign Studies
Minoh-city, Osaka Japan 562-8558
phone/fax: +81 72-730-5416
Email: [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask]
Visit the website at http://creation.minidns.net/sugita/
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