Alternative Histories of Development in Japan and East Asia - Unthinking Modernization, Recreating Lifeworlds

This book examines the history of development in East Asia in terms of material change and human-nature relations from the perspectives of people living in Asia in modern and pre-modern periods.

List of contents

Introduction Unthinking Modernisation Chapter 1: Between Stagnation and Development: Kumazawa Banzan's Idea of Sustainability in Early Modern Japan Chapter 2: Development and Modernity: The Case of the Sorai School Chapter 3: Expertise that Travels: The Case of Japan and Vietnam in the Early Modern Period Knowing Natures Chapter 4: Changing Midstream: Water Conflicts and Local Knowledge in Pre-Meiji Osaka Chapter 5: Development and Nature in the Qing Dynasty: A Case Study of the Fu River Coastal Area, Sichuan Province Chapter 6: Fengshui Village Landscapes and Windbreak Forest Belts on the Ryukyu Archipelago: Rural Development of Small Islands Emplotting Technologies Chapter 7: Feudal Remnants? The Modern Afterlife of Japan's Homegrown Iron Industry Chapter 8: A Historical Reconstruction of the Changing Relationship Between Forests and People in Japan: A Case Study of Hirosaki Domain in the Nineteenth Century Multiplying Progress Chapter 9: Pillar of Tradition Chapter 10: Two Foundational Fictions of Japanese National Literature Chapter 11: Excrement and Development in Nineteenth-Century Japan

About the author

Timothy D. Amos is Senior Lecturer in Japanese Studies at the School of Languages and Cultures, University of Sydney, Australia.
Akiko Ishii is Lecturer at the Department of Japanese Studies at the National University of Singapore.
Samson Lim is Lecturer in the History Program at Monash University, Australia.

Product details

• Authors: Timothy D. (National University of Singapore Amos
• Assisted by: Amos Timothy D. (Editor), Akiko Ishii (Editor), Samson Lim (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 15.08.2025
• EAN: 9781032800394
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3280039-4
• No. of pages: 256
• Series: Routledge Studies in the Modern History of Asia
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Japan, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / General, HISTORY / Asia / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, HISTORY / Asia / Japan, The environment, Regional Studies, Regional / International studies, Asian History, Development Studies