Tōhoku

Japan's Constructed Outland
Erscheinungsjahr 2015
ISBN: 978-90-04-27433-4
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 2, 178 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 454 g

Reihe: Regional Spaces, Cultures and Identities of East Asia

In March 2011 Japan's Tohoku 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 Tohoku on the periphery and emphasised the region's alleged backwardness. By examining how Tohoku 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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kawanishi, Hidemichi

Weitere Mitwirkende

Guo, Nanyan

Hill, Raquel

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Regional- & Stadtgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Kultur- und Ideengeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Asiatische Geschichte

Über Autor(innen)

Hidemichi Kawanishi, is Professor of Japanese History at Hiroshima University. He has edited numerous volumes and published several monographs on Japanese history from the perspective of Tohoku regional studies, including Semegiau chiiki to guntai (Region and military in conflict) (Iwanami shoten, 2010).