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Japanese Capitals in Historical Perspective: Place, Power and Memory in Kyoto, Edo and Tokyo

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Japan's ability to develop its own brand of modernity has often been attributed in part to the sophistication of its cities. Concentrating on Kyoto, Edo and Tokyo, the contributors to this volume weave together the links between past and future, memory and vision, symbol and structure, between marginality and power, and between Japan's two great capital cities.

Language: English

Pages: 432

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Routledge

Release: January 01, 2003

ISBN: 070071409X

ISBN 13: 9780700714094

Japanese Capitals in Historical Perspective: Place, Power and Memory in Kyoto, Edo and Tokyo

0/5 ( ratings)

Japan's ability to develop its own brand of modernity has often been attributed in part to the sophistication of its cities. Concentrating on Kyoto, Edo and Tokyo, the contributors to this volume weave together the links between past and future, memory and vision, symbol and structure, between marginality and power, and between Japan's two great capital cities.

Language: English

Pages: 432

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Routledge

Release: January 01, 2003

ISBN: 070071409X

ISBN 13: 9780700714094

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