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In March 2011 Japan's Tōhoku 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 Tōhoku on the periphery and emphasised the region's alleged backwardness. By examining how Tōhoku 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.
Price: $127.00
Pages: 178
Publisher: Brill
Imprint: Brill
Series: Regional Spaces, Cultures and Identities of East Asia
Publication Date:
10 September 2015
ISBN: 9789004274334
Format: Hardcover
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 Tōhoku regional studies, including Semegiau chiiki to guntai (Region and military in conflict) (Iwanami shoten, 2010). .