Japan’s New Ruralities: Coping with Decline in the Periphery (Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese Studies)

Synopsis

Seeking to challenge negative perceptions within Japanese media and politics on the future of the countryside, the contributors to this book present a counterargument to the inevitable demise of rural society. Contrary to the dominant argument, which holds outmigration and demographic hyper-aging as primarily responsible for rural decline, this book highlights the spatial dimension of power differences behind uneven development in contemporary Japan. Including many fi eldwork-based case studies, the chapters discuss topics such as corporate farming, local energy systems and public healthcare, examining the constraints and possibilities of rural self-determination under the centripetal impact of forces located both in and outside of the country. Focusing on asymmetries of power to explore regional autonomy and heteronomy, it also examines "peripheralization" and the "global countryside," two recent theoretical contributions to the fi eld, as a common framework. Japan’s New Ruralities addresses the complexity of rural decline in the context of debates on globalization and power differences. As such, it will be of interest to students and scholars of sociology, anthropology, human geography and politics, as well as Japanese Studies.

Copyright:

2020

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

ISBN-13:

9781000033007

Related ISBNs:

9780429331268, 9780367341053, 9780367354183

Publisher:

Taylor and Francis

Date of Addition:

03/27/20

Copyrighted By:

Selection and editorial matter, Wolfram Manzenreiter, Ralph Lützeler and Sebastian Polak-Rottmann; individual chapters, the contributors

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

Nonfiction, Social Studies, Sociology

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Bookshare Staff

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This is a copyrighted book.

Edited by:

Wolfram Manzenreiter

Edited by:

Ralph Lützeler

Edited by:

Sebastian Polak-Rottmann