The Renaissance of Takefu: How People and the Local Past Changed the Civic Life of a Regional Japanese Town - Hardcover
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Availability:In StockContributor:Guven Peter WitteveenSeries:East Asia: History, Politics, Sociology and CultureTheme:Cultural Region/Asian, Cultural Region/JapanesePublish date:10/30/2003Pages:256
Languages:EnglishPublisher:RoutledgeISBN-13:9780415933704ISBN-10:0415933706UPC:9780415933704Book Category:Social Science, HistoryBook Subcategory:Cultural & Ethnic Studies, AsiaBook Topic:JapanSize:9.34 x 6.30 x 0.74 inchesWeight:0.518Product ID:SCZHQHVBTG
This book tells the story of a citizen group through the example and results of their participation in local civic life. The book draws attention to the complicated conditions under which civic participation may succeed. The story is about the individuals and organizations in the regional Japanese town of Takefu, but these events are also placed in the context of the surrounding Japanese Sea region of west Japan and the wider currents of the Japanese nation-state at the time. Also inlcludes maps.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:RoutledgeISBN-13:9780415933704ISBN-10:0415933706UPC:9780415933704Book Category:Social Science, HistoryBook Subcategory:Cultural & Ethnic Studies, AsiaBook Topic:JapanSize:9.34 x 6.30 x 0.74 inchesWeight:0.518Product ID:SCZHQHVBTG
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