
eBook - ePub
The Renaissance of Takefu
How People and the Local Past Changed the Civic Life of a Regional Japanese Town
- 288 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub
The Renaissance of Takefu
How People and the Local Past Changed the Civic Life of a Regional Japanese Town
About this book
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.
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Yes, you can access The Renaissance of Takefu by Guven Peter Witteveen in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in History & Japanese History. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.
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Table of contents
- COVER PAGE
- TITLE PAGE
- COPYRIGHT PAGE
- DEDICATION
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- PREFACE
- CHAPTER 1: RENEWAL, LOCAL HISTORY, AND POLITICS
- CHAPTER 2: THE PLACE OF THE PAST IN TAKEFU
- CHAPTER 3: CONCERNED ABOUT THE FUTURE OF THE PAST
- CHAPTER 4: SMOKESCREENS AND STONEWALLS IN THE ART MUSEUM AFFAIR
- CHAPTER 5: THE SIGNIFICANCE OF JAPANESE CIVIL SOCIETY
- CHAPTER 6: TAKEFU’S CIVIL SOCIETY IN RENAISSANCE
- APPENDIX A: ENGLISH GLOSS OF THE SURVEY OF JAPANESE ATTITUDES TO THE PAST
- APPENDIX B: ORIGINAL JAPANESE TEXT WHOSE ENGLISH GLOSS IS FOUND IN THE BOOK
- BIBLIOGRAPHY