Tokyo

From sleepy fishing village to samurai capital to vibrant global metropolis, Eiko Maruko Siniawer takes readers through Tokyo's rich history, revealing four centuries of transformation deeply woven into its fabric. This accessible guide introduces a world of shoguns and Kabuki theater, riots and earthquakes, wartime devastation and reconstruction, booms and busts, bright lights and skyscrapers, all viewed through the lived experiences of those who have inhabited and shaped a city of distinctive neighborhoods and different personalities. Emphasizing the city's human heart, Siniawer conveys a vivid sense of time, culture, and place through ten moments that have shaped Tokyo's many lives.

List of contents

Prologue; 1. Founding the shogun's capital; 2. Becoming the city of Edoites; 3. Seismic shocks; 4. Modernizing the nation's capital; 5. The politics of public space; 6. Tokyo modern: Destruction and reconstruction of the cosmopolitan city; 7. The militarized city; 8. Dreams and disappointments; 9. Global capital; 10. Past and present.

About the author

Eiko Maruko Siniawer is Class of 1955 Memorial Professor of History at Williams College, specializing in the history of modern Japan. Her previous publications include Ruffians, Yakuza, Nationalists: The Violent Politics of Modern Japan, 1860–1960 and Waste: Consuming Postwar Japan.

Product details

• Authors: Eiko Maruko Siniawer, Eiko Maruko (Williams College Siniawer, Siniawer Eiko Maruko
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.11.2024
• EAN: 9781108965002
• ISBN: 978-1-108-96500-2
• No. of pages: 288
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 215 mm x 16 mm
• Series: Ten Moments That Shaped
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Tokyo, HISTORY / Asia / General, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, 21st century, c 2000 to c 2100, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Asian History