| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 244 pages) : illustrations, map |
| Series |
East Asia, history, politics, society, culture |
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East Asia (New York, N.Y.)
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| Contents |
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 |
| Summary |
'The Renaissance of Takefu' 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 condition under which civic particpation may succeed |
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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 includes maps. 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 includes maps |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-239) and index |
| Notes |
In English and Japanese |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Essays.
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| SUBJECT |
Takefu-shi (Japan) -- History
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| Subject |
Japan -- Takefu-shi
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
020349749X |
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9780203497494 |
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9780415933704 |
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0415933706 |
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9786610025541 |
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6610025541 |
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9781135953492 |
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113595349X |
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9781135953447 |
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1135953449 |
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9781135953485 |
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1135953481 |
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9781138011564 |
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1138011568 |
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1280025549 |
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9781280025549 |
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