Tōhoku - Japan's Constructed Outland

How did the notion of a "backward Tōhoku" come about? Hidemichi Kawanishi offers a new way of looking at Japanese history and world history from the perspective of Tōhoku regional studies.

About the author

Hidemichi Kawanishi, is Professor of Japanese History at Hiroshima University. He has edited numerous volumes and published several monographs on Japanese history from the perspective of Tōhoku regional studies, including Semegiau chiiki to guntai (Region and military in conflict) (Iwanami shoten, 2010). .

Product details

• Authors: Hidemichi Kawanishi
• Publisher: Brill
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 10.09.2015
• EAN: 9789004274334
• ISBN: 978-90-04-27433-4
• No. of pages: 200
• Dimensions: 160 mm x 241 mm x 18 mm
• Weight: 454 g
• Series: Regional Spaces, Cultures and
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous