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Tôkaidô Road

Travelling and Representation in Edo and Meiji Japan

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Paperback, 288 blz. | Engels
Taylor & Francis | 1e druk, 2011
ISBN13: 9780415511148
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The Tôkaidô Road offers a comparative study of the Tôkaidô road's representations during the Edo (1600-1868) and Meiji (1868-1912) eras. Throughout the Edo era, the Tôkaidô highway was the most important route of Japan and transportation was confined to foot travel. In 1889, the Tôkaidô Railway was established, at first paralleling and eventually almost eliminating the use of the highway. During both periods, the Tôkaidô was a popular topic of representation and was depicted in a variety of visual and literary media. After the installation of the railway in the Meiji era, the Tôkaidô was presented as a landscape of progress, modernity and westernisation. Such representations were fundamental in shaping the Tôkaidô and the realm of travelling in the collective consciousness of the Japanese people.

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ISBN13:9780415511148
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:Paperback
Aantal pagina's:288
Druk:1

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