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The Urban Planetary and Tokyo Modernity: Dwelling in Passing

The Urban Planetary and Tokyo Modernity: Dwelling in Passing - Hardcover

by Christophe Thouny
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Availability:In StockContributor:Christophe ThounySeries:New Studies in Modern JapanPublish date:2023-12-15Pages:284
Language:EnglishPublisher:Lexington BooksISBN-13:9781666929300ISBN-10:1666929301UPC:9781666929300Book Category:Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Cultural & Ethnic Studies, Regional Studies, SociologyBook Topic:Asian Studies, UrbanSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.75 inchesWeight:1.2919Product ID:SCCD5ZC5YA

This book revisits Japanese modern literature in relation to Kon Wajirō's urban ethnography and draws a speculative genealogy of dwelling practices in the Japanese capital defined by mobility, affect and the beautiful, in particular what Kon called "accidental beauty."

Language:EnglishPublisher:Lexington BooksISBN-13:9781666929300ISBN-10:1666929301UPC:9781666929300Book Category:Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Cultural & Ethnic Studies, Regional Studies, SociologyBook Topic:Asian Studies, UrbanSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.75 inchesWeight:1.2919Product ID:SCCD5ZC5YA

Christophe Thouny is associate professor of visual culture and media studies, modern literature, and critical theory at Ritsumeikan University.


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