A Malleable Map - Geographies of Restoration in Central Japan, 1600-1912 (Paperback)

Knren Wigen probes regional cartography, choerography, and statecraft to redefine restoration ("ishin") in modern Japanese history. As developed here, that term designates not the quick coup dOCO(r)tat of 1868 but a three-centuries-long project of rehabilitating an ancient map for modern purposes. Drawing on a wide range of geographical documents from Shinano (present-day Nagano Prefecture), Wigen argues that both the founder of the Tokugawa Shogunate (1600OCo1868) and the reformers of the Meiji era (1868OCo1912) recruited the classical map to serve the cause of administrative reform. Nor were they alone; provincial men of letters played an equally critical role in bringing imperial geography back to life in the countryside. To substantiate these claims, Wigen traces the continuing career of the classical courtOCOs most important unit of governanceOCothe provinceOCoin central Honshu."

General

Imprint:	University of California Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Asia: Local Studies / Global Themes, 17
Release date:	April 2012
First published:	April 2012
Authors:	Karen Wigen
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	340
ISBN-13:	978-0-520-27276-7
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1500 to 1750 Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > History > World history > 1500 to 1750 Books > History > World history > 1750 to 1900
LSN:	0-520-27276-5
Barcode:	9780520272767

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