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Beyond the Metropolis: Second Cities and Modern Life in Interwar Japan
Louise Young
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Description for Beyond the Metropolis: Second Cities and Modern Life in Interwar Japan
Hardback. In Japan, as elsewhere, cities became the staging ground for wide ranging social, cultural, economic, and political transformations. This title looks at the emergence of urbanism in the interwar period, a global moment when the material and ideological structures that constitute "the city" took their characteristic modern shape. Series: Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute. Num Pages: 326 pages, 4 maps, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJG; HBTB; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 227 x 30. Weight in Grams: 586.
In "Beyond the Metropolis", Louise Young looks at the emergence of urbanism in the interwar period, a global moment when the material and ideological structures that constitute "the city" took their characteristic modern shape. In Japan, as elsewhere, cities became the staging ground for wide ranging social, cultural, economic, and political transformations. The rise of social problems, the formation of a consumer marketplace, the proliferation of streetcars and streetcar suburbs, and the cascade of investments in urban development reinvented the city as both socio-spatial form and set of ideas. Young tells this story through the optic of the provincial city, ... Read more
In "Beyond the Metropolis", Louise Young looks at the emergence of urbanism in the interwar period, a global moment when the material and ideological structures that constitute "the city" took their characteristic modern shape. In Japan, as elsewhere, cities became the staging ground for wide ranging social, cultural, economic, and political transformations. The rise of social problems, the formation of a consumer marketplace, the proliferation of streetcars and streetcar suburbs, and the cascade of investments in urban development reinvented the city as both socio-spatial form and set of ideas. Young tells this story through the optic of the provincial city, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
326
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Series
Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute
Condition
New
Weight
587g
Number of Pages
326
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520275201
SKU
V9780520275201
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About Louise Young
Louise Young is Professor of History at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and author of Japan's Total Empire: Manchuria and the Culture of Wartime Imperialism (UC Press, 1998).
Reviews for Beyond the Metropolis: Second Cities and Modern Life in Interwar Japan
"[A] fascinating and wide-ranging study... An enlightening message."
Alexander Jacoby The Times Literary Supplement "Young's deeply layered work combining cultural and urban history is a remarkable achievement." American Historical Review "Stimulating... finely argued."
Lori Watt Journal of Japanese Studies "Through clearly formulated and detaield discussions... [Young's] line of argument takes [her] to the edges of profound and highly ... Read more
Alexander Jacoby The Times Literary Supplement "Young's deeply layered work combining cultural and urban history is a remarkable achievement." American Historical Review "Stimulating... finely argued."
Lori Watt Journal of Japanese Studies "Through clearly formulated and detaield discussions... [Young's] line of argument takes [her] to the edges of profound and highly ... Read more