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Masayuki Yamauchi

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Yamauchi Masayuki

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
1947-08-30 （Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan）
国籍
Japan
言語
Japanese
居住地歴
Japan

経歴

職業
Historian, Professor, Researcher, Columnist, Advisor
活動期間
1971年〜
所属
The University of Tokyo, Meiji University, Musashino University, Cairo University (Visiting Associate Professor), Harvard University (Visiting Researcher), Mitsubishi Corporation (Advisor), Fujitsu Future Studies Center (Special Advisor), Fuji Television (Special Advisor)
所属団体
Science Council of Japan (affiliate member), Japan Forum on International Relations (participant), Toyota Foundation (board member)
影響を受けた人物
Fernand Braudel, Immanuel Wallerstein, Yoshihiko Amino

学歴

Hokkaido University
Faculty of Letters / History
学位: 学士
卒業年: 1971
国: Japan
The University of Tokyo
Graduate School of Arts and Sciences / Regional Cultural Studies
学位: 博士（学術）
卒業年: 1993
国: Japan
PhD thesis: The Green Crescent under the Red Star (awarded Doctor of Philosophy)

受賞歴

Developing Countries Research Encouragement Award
1984
対象作品: Modern Islam: Religion and Power
結果: 受賞
Suntory Prize for Social Sciences and Humanities
1987
対象作品: The Dream of Sultan Galiyev: Islam and the Russian Revolution
主催: Suntory Prize
結果: 受賞
Mainichi Publishing Culture Award
1990
対象作品: The Dying Leviathan: Perestroika and Ethnic Problems
主催: Mainichi Publishing Culture Award
結果: 受賞
Yoshino Sakuzō Prize
1991
対象作品: Radical History: Frontiers of Russian and Islamic History
主催: Yoshino Sakuzō Prize
結果: 受賞
Shiba Ryotaro Prize
2002
対象作品: A body of work / overall achievements
主催: Shiba Ryotaro Prize
結果: 受賞
Mainichi Publishing Culture Award
2002
対象作品: Iwanami Dictionary of Islam (co-edited)
主催: Mainichi Publishing Culture Award
結果: 受賞
Medal with Purple Ribbon
2006
主催: Government of Japan
結果: 受章

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

Modern Islam: Religion and Power

1983年 History / Religious Studies

An accessible historical analysis of the relationship between Islam and political power in the modern world.

Islamic historyReligion and power

The Dream of Sultan Galiyev: Islam and the Russian Revolution

1986年 History / International Relations

A historical study exploring the ideas and activities of Mirsaid Sultan-Galiev and the intersections between the Islamic world and the Russian Revolution.

Islamic worldRussian RevolutionNationalism

The Green Crescent under the Red Star: Soviet Socialism and Islam

1988年 History

A regional-historical account of the relationship between Islam and socialism in the Soviet period.

Islamic historySoviet historySocialism

The Dying Leviathan: Perestroika and Ethnic Problems

1990年 History / Political Studies

An analysis of ethnic issues and political change in the Soviet Union during the period of perestroika.

Ethnic issuesSoviet UnionReform

Radical History: Frontiers of Russian and Islamic History

1991年 History

An attempt to reassess history by standing at the intersection of Russian and Islamic histories, challenging conventional frameworks.

Comparative historyInternational relations history

History as a Weapon

2013年 Essay / Criticism

An essay collection discussing ways of reading history and its public and political uses.

Historical interpretationPublic spherePolitics

全著作

  • Modern Islam: Religion and Power
  • The Ottoman Empire and Egypt: A Political History of the 1866-67 Cretan Expedition
  • The Dream of Sultan Galiyev: Islam and the Russian Revolution
  • The Green Crescent under the Red Star: Soviet Socialism and Islam
  • The Dying Leviathan: Perestroika and Ethnic Problems
  • Radical History: Frontiers of Russian and Islamic History
  • Nations and States: From the Perspective of Islamic History
  • Islam and America
  • History as a Weapon
  • Studies in Middle Eastern International Relations: The Turkish Revolution and Soviet Russia 1918–1923
  • A World History of Jealousy
  • Iwanami Dictionary of Islam (co-edited)
  • The Historian's Compass
  • The Future in History
  • Leadership: Courage and Perspective

作風・主題

文体
Interdisciplinary and comparative-historical approachClear, public-oriented proseEmphasis on argumentation grounded in primary sources
頻出モチーフ
Nation and stateIslam and modernityEnd of empires and nationalismGeopolitics and diplomatic history

評価・遺産

A leading Japanese historian in Middle East and Islamic studies and international relations history. Beyond scholarly achievements, he has influenced policy debates and public discourse through advisory roles, media commentary and writings for general audiences.

関連学会

  • Science Council of Japan
  • Japan Forum on International Relations

資料所蔵先

  • National Diet Library
  • The University of Tokyo Library

大衆文化への影響

  • His book 'A World History of Jealousy' was reportedly read by Shinzo Abe before taking office; his work is occasionally cited in political and media contexts.
  • Contributes to general-interest columns such as Yomiuri Shimbun's 'Reading the Earth'.

豆知識

  • His younger brother Susumu Yamauchi is a legal historian and served as president of Hitotsubashi University.
  • His first wife, Yasuko Yamauchi, died of a subarachnoid hemorrhage in 2008.
  • He served as a member of the Education Rebuilding Implementation Council from 2013.
  • Since 2018 he has been a specially appointed professor at Musashino University Research Institute.
  • In 2023 he became chair of the Yokozuna Deliberation Council and left the post when his term ended in January 2025.