Japan's Castles : Citadels of Modernity in War and Peace - 9781108741651

An innovative examination of heritage politics in Japan, showing how castles have been used to re-invent and recapture competing versions of the pre-imperial past and project possibilities for Japan's future. The transformation of castles from symbols of Japan's martial spirit into cultural heritage sites charts changing understandings of the past.

• | : Oleg Benesch (University of York), Ran Zwigenberg (Pennsylvania State University)
• | Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• | Publication Date: Mar 05, 2020
• | Country of Publication: United Kingdom
• | Number of Pages: 376 pages
• | Language: Unknown
• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-10: 1108741657
• | ISBN-13: 9781108741651