| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 393 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) |
| Series |
Asia: local studies/global themes ; 22 |
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Asia--local studies/global themes ; 22
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| Contents |
Earthquakes in Japan : a brief prehistory -- The media scale of catastrophe -- Disaster as spectacle -- The sublime nature of ruins -- Reclaiming disaster : altruism and corrosion -- Reconstruction's visual rhetoric -- Remembrance -- Epilogue : afterlives |
| Summary |
Focusing on one landmark catastrophic event in the history of an emerging modern nation-the Great Kant? Earthquake that devastated Tokyo and surrounding areas in 1923-this fascinating volume examines the history of the visual production of the disaster. The Kant? earthquake triggered cultural responses that ran the gamut from voyeuristic and macabre thrill to the romantic sublime, media spectacle to sacred space, mournful commemoration to emancipatory euphoria, and national solidarity to racist vigilantism and sociopolitical critique. Looking at photography, cinema, painting, postcards, sketch |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 351-367) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Arts, Japanese -- 20th century -- Themes, motives
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Kanto Earthquake, Japan, 1923.
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Earthquakes in art.
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Arts and society -- Japan -- History -- 20th century
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Earthquakes -- Social aspects -- Japan
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ART -- Subjects & Themes -- General.
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ART -- General.
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Arts and society
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Arts, Japanese -- Themes, motives
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Earthquakes in art
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Earthquakes -- Social aspects
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Japan
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780520954243 |
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0520954246 |
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1283902338 |
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9781283902335 |
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