TY - BOOK ID - 3529601 TI - Tōhoku PY - 2016 VL - 2 SN - 9789004274334 9004274332 9004274340 9789004274341 PB - Leiden, The Netherlands DB - UniCat KW - J3420 KW - J4190.20 KW - J4390.20 KW - Japan: Geography and local history -- Tōhoku region (Ōu) KW - Japan: Sociology and anthropology -- local communities and culture -- Tōhoku region (Ōu) KW - Japan: Economy and industry -- local economic history and geography -- Tōhoku region (Ōu) KW - Regionalism KW - Public opinion KW - Opinion, Public KW - Perception, Public KW - Popular opinion KW - Public perception KW - Public perceptions KW - Judgment KW - Social psychology KW - Attitude (Psychology) KW - Focus groups KW - Reputation KW - Human geography KW - Nationalism KW - Interregionalism KW - History. KW - Tōhoku Region (Japan) KW - Ōu Region (Japan) KW - Public opinion. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:3529601 AB - In March 2011 Japan's Tōhoku region was devastated by a massive earthquake and tsunami. This was another blow to an area that has been dogged by hardships throughout Japanese history. Beginning in the middle of the 19th century, modern Japan, in its quest to form a nation-state, situated Tōhoku on the periphery and emphasised the region's alleged backwardness. By examining how Tōhoku has been perceived and constructed through this lens across the span of history, Hidemichi Kawanishi reveals a Japan that is far more diverse than traditionally thought. ER -