The great Kantō earthquake and the chimera of national reconstruction in Japan / J. Charles Schencking.

Author/creator Schencking, J. Charles
Format Book
PublicationNew York : Columbia University Press, [2013]
Descriptionxxii, 374 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects
Kanto Earthquake, Japan, 1923.
Disaster relief--Government policy. --Japan. --History. --20th century.
City planning--Social aspects. --Japan. --Tokyo. --History. --20th century.
Tokyo (Japan)--History. --20th century.

Contents Introduction -- Cataclysm : the earthquake disaster as a lived and reported experience -- Aftermath : the ordeal of restoration and recovery -- Communication : constructing the earthquake as a national tragedy -- Admonishment : interpreting catastrophe as divine punishment -- Optimism : dreams for a new metropolis amid a landscape of ruin -- Contestation : the fractious politics of reconstruction planning -- Regeneration : forging a new Japan through spiritual renewal and fiscal retrenchment -- Readjustment : rebuilding Tokyo from the ashes -- Conclusion.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2012048647
ISBN9780231162180 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0231162189 (cloth : alk. paper)