Becoming Apart: National Power and Local Politics in Toyama, 1868-1945

by Michael L. Lewis

What ties bound region to center in the making of the modern Japanese state? What forces shaped these bonds? How did the local-center relationship change over time? What is its current legacy?

Focusing on the marginal region of Toyama, on the Sea of Japan, the author explores the interplay of central and regional authorities, local and national perceptions of rights, and the emerging political practices in Toyama and Tokyo that became part...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674002423
• ISBN13: 9780674002425
• Release Date: July 2000
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.3"