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1 online resource (441 pages) |
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Japan Anthropology Workshop Series |
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Japan anthropology workshop series
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| Contents |
Cover; Tradition, Democracy and the Townscape of Kyoto: Claiming a right to the past; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part I: Case studies; 1. The Pont des Arts controversy; 2. A place with a past; 3. The manshon conflicts; 4. The revival of the kyô-machiya; 5. The Yamaboko junkô of the Gion matsuri; Part II Cross-cutting aspects; 6. Aesthetics; 7. Tradition and heritage; 8. Civil society and the power of institutions; 9. Public and private space; 10. Wider skies over Kyoto; Conclusion: Healing a wounded city; Appendix A: Photo test buildings and scores |
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Appendix B: Photo test correlations of respondentsNotes; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
As the historic capital of the country and the stronghold of the nation's most celebrated traditions, the city of Kyoto holds a unique place in the Japanese imagination. Widely praised for the beauty of its townscape and natural environments, it is both a popular destination for tourists and home to one and a half million inhabitants. There has been a sustained, lively debate about how best to develop the city, with a large number of local government officials, citizen activists, urban planners, real-estate developers, architects, builders, proprietors, academic researchers, and ordinary Ky |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Urban anthropology -- Japan -- Kyoto
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Vernacular architecture -- Japan -- Kyoto
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Historic preservation -- Japan -- Kyoto
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City planning -- Japan -- Kyoto
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City planning.
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Ecology.
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Historic preservation.
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Manners and customs.
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Social conditions.
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Urban anthropology.
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Vernacular architecture.
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Kyoto (Japan) -- Social conditions
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Kyoto (Japan) -- Social life and customs
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Kyoto (Japan) -- Environmental conditions
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| Subject |
Japan -- Kyoto.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780203135846 |
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0203135849 |
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