The Great Kanto Earthquake and the Chimera of National Reconstruction in Japan
epub | 22.37 MB | English | Isbn: B00APDGG8M | Author: J. Charles Schenking | Year: 2013
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In September 1923, a magnitude 7.9 earthquake and subsequent firestorms devastated nearly half of Japan's capital, killing more than 120,000 people and leaving two million homeless. Using a rich array of source material, J. Charles Schencking tells for the first time in English or Japanese the graphic tale of Tokyo's destruction, while explaining how and why the disaster compelled people to reflect on the state of urban, consumer society. He also examines how the unprecedented calamity encouraged many inhabitants to entertain new types of modernity as they rebuilt their world. Some residents hoped this catastrophe would lead to a grandiose, awe-inspiring new city; some pushed for more creative infrastructure to enable the state to better manage traffic. Others focused on rejuvenating societymorally, economically, and spirituallyto combat the perceived deterioration of Japan. Schencking explores the inspiration behind these dreams and the extent to...
Category:History of Central Asia, Seismology, Earthquakes & Volcanoes
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