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Sacred Space in the Modern City : the Fractured Pasts of Meiji Shrine, 1912-1958.

Sacred Space in the Modern City offers new and original perspectives on a number of controversial issues and important questions concerning Japanese pre- and post-war ideology and identity. The author uses Meiji shrine as a lens with which to investigate the nature of the society that created, exper...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Imaizumi, Yoshiko
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Leiden : BRILL, 2013.
Series:Brill's Japanese studies library.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Ch. 1. The creation of Meiji Shrine 1912-1920
  • ch. 2. A mnemonic space : the construction of the Memorial Art Gallery 1912-1936
  • ch. 3. Shrine approaches : to the 1923 earthquake and beyond
  • ch. 4. Imagined discipline : the 1940 Meiji Shrine sports meet
  • ch. 5. The re-creation of Meiji Shrine 1945-1958.