Tohoku : : Japan's constructed outland / / by Hidemichi Kawanishi ; translated by Nanyan Guo and Raquel Hill.
In March 2011 Japan's Tōhoku region was devastated by a massive earthquake and tsunami. This was another blow to an area that has been dogged by hardships throughout Japanese history. Beginning in the middle of the 19th century, modern Japan, in its quest to form a nation-state, situated Tōhoku...
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| Superior document: | Regional Spaces, Cultures and Identities of East Asia, Volume 2 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Leiden, The Netherlands ;, London, [England] : : Brill,, 2016. ©2016 |
| Year of Publication: | 2016 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Regional spaces, cultures and identities of East Asia ;
Volume 2. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (199 p.) |
| Notes: | Translated from the Japanese. |
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| Other title: | Tōhoku. |
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| Summary: | In March 2011 Japan's Tōhoku region was devastated by a massive earthquake and tsunami. This was another blow to an area that has been dogged by hardships throughout Japanese history. Beginning in the middle of the 19th century, modern Japan, in its quest to form a nation-state, situated Tōhoku on the periphery and emphasised the region's alleged backwardness. By examining how Tōhoku has been perceived and constructed through this lens across the span of history, Hidemichi Kawanishi reveals a Japan that is far more diverse than traditionally thought. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9004274340 |
| ISSN: | 2213-5359 ; |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | by Hidemichi Kawanishi ; translated by Nanyan Guo and Raquel Hill. |