how people and the local past changed the civic life of a regional Japanese town /
Guven Peter Witteveen.
New York :
Routledge,
2004.
1 online resource (xii, 244 pages) :
illustrations, map
East Asia, history, politics, society, culture
Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-239) and index.
Chapter 1 Renewal, Local History, and Politics -- chapter 2 The Place of the Past in Takefu -- chapter 3 Concerned About the Future of the Past -- chapter 4 Smokescreens and Stonewalls in the Art Museum Affair -- chapter 5 The Significance of Japanese Civil Society -- chapter 6 Takefu's Civil Society in Renaissance.
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'The Renaissance of Takefu' tells the story of a citizen group through the example and results of their participation in local civic life. The book draws attention to the complicated condition under which civic particpation may succeed.