Japan's Castles Citadels of Modernity in War and Peace |
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| Author:
| Benesch, Oleg
Zwigenberg, Ran |
| ISBN: | 978-1-108-48194-6 |
| Publication Date: | May 2019 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $130.00 |
Book Description:
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An innovative examination of heritage politics in Japan, showing how castles have been used to re-invent and recapture competing versions of the pre-imperial past and project possibilities for Japan's future. The transformation of castles from symbols of Japan's martial spirit into cultural heritage sites charts changing understandings of the past.
An innovative examination of heritage politics in Japan, showing how castles have been used to re-invent and recapture competing versions of the pre-imperial past and project possibilities for Japan's future. The transformation of castles from symbols of Japan's martial spirit into cultural heritage sites charts changing understandings of the past.