Conjuring Up Prehistory: Landscape and the Archaic in Japanese Nationalism (Paperback)

Walter Benjamin observed that it is precisely the modern which conjures up prehistory. From Yanagita's 'mountain people' to Umehara's 'Jomon civilisation', Japan has been an especially resonant site of prehistories imagined in response to modernity. Conjuring Up Prehistory: Landscape and the Archaic in Japanese Nationalism looks at how archaeology and landscapes of the archaic have been used in Japanese nationalism since the early twentieth century, focusing on the writings of cultural historian Tetsuro Watsuji, philosopher Takeshi Umehara and environmental archaeologist Yoshinori Yasuda. It is argued that the Japanese nationalist project has been mirrored by the continuing influence of broader Romantic ideas in Japanese archaeology, especially in Jomon studies.

General

Imprint:	Archaeopress Access Archaeology
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	November 2021
First published:	2021
Authors:	Mark J. Hudson (Researcher)
Dimensions:	276 x 203 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	90
ISBN-13:	978-1-80327-114-9
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Archaeology > Archaeological theory Books > Humanities > History > Theory & methods > Historiography Books > Humanities > Archaeology > Archaeology by period / region > Prehistoric archaeology Books > History > Theory & methods > Historiography Promotions
LSN:	1-80327-114-0
Barcode:	9781803271149

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