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Ennobling Japan's Savage Northeast : Tōhoku as Japanese Postwar Thought, 1945-2011 /

"When Japan embarked on modernization, historical prejudice, contemporary politics, and economic calculation led to Tohoku's marginalization. After 1945, attempts were made to overcome this image and rehabilitate the Northeast as a source of new national values. This book unravels the cont...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hopson, Nathan, 1976- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Published by the Harvard University Asia Center, 2017.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:"When Japan embarked on modernization, historical prejudice, contemporary politics, and economic calculation led to Tohoku's marginalization. After 1945, attempts were made to overcome this image and rehabilitate the Northeast as a source of new national values. This book unravels the contested postwar meanings of the region in national narratives"--
Item Description:Based on the author's thesis (Ph. D. --University of Pennsylvania, 2012).
Physical Description:1 online resource (378 pages): illustrations, maps ;
ISBN:9781684175826