Title: The Mayor of Aihara: A Japanese Villager and His Community, 1865-1925
Abstract: List of Illustrations Introduction 1. The Village Enters the Modern Era (1866 -- 1885) Born in Troubled Times Building a New Nation Hardship and Protest 2. From Farm Manager to Independent Landowner (1885 -- 1894) A Young Man of the Enlightenment Reaching Maturity in Momentous Times Toward Independence 3. For Village and Nation (1894 -- 1908) The Nation Comes of Age Politics on the Kanto Plain The Mantle of Responsibility The Hour of Need The Railway Comes to Hashimoto 4. The Mayor of Aihara (1908 -- 1918) Mayor of Aihara Technology and Change A Great Sadness 5. A World Transformed (1918 -- 1926) An Unprecedented Economy A Modern Village The World Turned Upside Down The Family Patriarch Conclusion Did Hashimoto Ever Become Modern? Villagers in Control of Their Destiny? The Meaning of a Life Notes Bibliography Index
Publication Year: 2009
Publication Date: 2009-07-13
Language: en
Type: book
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