Soeda and the Making of Modern Japan: Power, Religion and Industry in Northern Kyushu - Hardcover
by Ian Neary
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Availability:In StockContributor:Ian NearySeries:Politics, Security and Society in Asia PacificPublish date:2025-06-25Pages:246
Languages:EnglishPublisher:RoutledgeISBN-13:9789048563678ISBN-10:9048563674UPC:9789048563678Book Category:History, Political Science, ReligionBook Subcategory:Asia, World, BuddhismBook Topic:Japan, Asian, Zen (see also PhilosophySize:9.29 x 6.22 x 0.87 inchesWeight:1.4Product ID:SCB60REAB5
Soeda's story provides insights into the last 1000 years of Japanese history. It was the location of a strategically important castle, Ganjakujo, from the 12th century until its destruction by Toyotomi Hideyoshi in 1587.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:RoutledgeISBN-13:9789048563678ISBN-10:9048563674UPC:9789048563678Book Category:History, Political Science, ReligionBook Subcategory:Asia, World, BuddhismBook Topic:Japan, Asian, Zen (see also PhilosophySize:9.29 x 6.22 x 0.87 inchesWeight:1.4Product ID:SCB60REAB5
Ian Neary taught at the universities of Huddersfield, Newcastle and Essex before arriving at Oxford University in 2004. He retired in 2019 and is now an emeritus fellow at the Nissan Institute and St Antony's College. He has written about Buraku issues, human rights and industrial policy in Japan and published a textbook on Japanese politics (2002, 2nd edition 2018). He lives for part of each year in the town of Soeda, Fukuoka prefecture.
Publisher: Routledge
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