Disasters and Social Crisis in Contemporary Japan: Political, Religious, and Sociocultural Responses
N/A
€ 144.06
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for Disasters and Social Crisis in Contemporary Japan: Political, Religious, and Sociocultural Responses
Hardcover. Japan was shaken by the 'double disaster' of earthquake and sarin gas attack in 1995, and in 2011 it was hit once again by the 'triple disaster' of earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear meltdown. This international, multi-disciplinary group of scholars examines the state and societal responses to the disasters and social crisis. Editor(s): Mullins, Mark R.; Nakano, Koichi. Num Pages: 330 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HRAM2; JFFC; JPA; JPWH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 223 x 24. Weight in Grams: 528.
Japan was shaken by the 'double disaster' of earthquake and sarin gas attack in 1995, and in 2011 it was hit once again by the 'triple disaster' of earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear meltdown. This international, multi-disciplinary group of scholars examines the state and societal responses to the disasters and social crisis.
Japan was shaken by the 'double disaster' of earthquake and sarin gas attack in 1995, and in 2011 it was hit once again by the 'triple disaster' of earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear meltdown. This international, multi-disciplinary group of scholars examines the state and societal responses to the disasters and social crisis.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
Number of Pages
318
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137521316
SKU
V9781137521316
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About N/A
Barbara Ambros, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA. Simon Avenell, Australian National University. Tim Graf, Heidelberg University, Germany, and Tohoku University, Japan. Phoebe Holdgrün, German Institute for Japanese Studies, Japan. Barbara Holthus, University of Vienna, Austria. Rikki Kersten, Murdoch University, Australia. Love Kindstrand, University of Chicago, USA. Jeff Kingston, Temple University, Japan. Keiko Nishimura, University ... Read more
Reviews for Disasters and Social Crisis in Contemporary Japan: Political, Religious, and Sociocultural Responses
“The present volume edited by Mark Mullins and Koichi Nakano, on the other hand, aims for a far more deeply contextualized understanding of the human impacts … . One of its unique features is that, through parallel studies, it provides fruitful comparisons between the two major ‘disaster years’ of recent Japanese history … this book is an important and original ... Read more