Ennobling Japan's savage Northeast: Tohoku as postwar thought, 1945-2011

"When Japan embarked on modernization, historical prejudice, contemporary politics, and economic calculation led to Tohoku's marginalization. After 1945, attempts were made to overcome this image and rehabilitate the Northeast as a source of new national values. This book unravels the cont...

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Main Author: Hopson, Nathan 1976- (Author)
Format: Thesis Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts Harvard University Asia Center [2017]
Series:Harvard East Asian monographs 407
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Online Access:Inhaltsverzeichnis
Summary:"When Japan embarked on modernization, historical prejudice, contemporary politics, and economic calculation led to Tohoku's marginalization. After 1945, attempts were made to overcome this image and rehabilitate the Northeast as a source of new national values. This book unravels the contested postwar meanings of the region in national narratives"...
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:xii, 362 Seiten Illustrationen, Karten
ISBN:9780674977006

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