02070cam a2200361 i 4500 17655 17655 17573909 20161128144000.0 121227s2013 nyuab b 001 0 eng 2012048647 9780231162180 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780231535069 (ebook) DLC eng DLC rda DLC pcc a-jp--- DS888.S45 2013 .S45 2013 952.03/2 23 Schencking, J. Charles. The great Kantō earthquake and the chimera of national reconstruction in Japan / J. Charles Schencking. xxii, 374 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. Contemporary Asia in the world Includes bibliographical references (pages 347-362) and index. Introduction -- Cataclysm : the earthquake disaster as a lived and reported experience -- Aftermath : the ordeal of restoration and recovery -- Communication : constructing the earthquake as a national tragedy -- Admonishment : interpreting catastrophe as divine punishment -- Optimism : dreams for a new metropolis amid a landscape of ruin -- Contestation : the fractious politics of reconstruction planning -- Regeneration : forging a new Japan through spiritual renewal and fiscal retrenchment -- Readjustment : rebuilding Tokyo from the ashes -- Conclusion. Kanto Earthquake, Japan, 1923. Disaster relief Government policy Japan History 20th century. City planning Social aspects Japan Tokyo History 20th century. Tokyo (Japan) History 20th century. 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg lcc BOOKS DS888.S45 2013 0 0 lcc 0 0 MUC MUC GEN 2016-11-28 Donation(B.F.A) 0 DS888.S45 2013 28934 2016-11-28 2016-11-28 BOOKS