Ogata-mura : sowing dissent and reclaiming identity in a Japanese farming village / Donald C. Wood.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wood, Donald C.

Series:

Asian anthropologies ; v. 7.

Asian anthropologies ; v. 7

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ethnology--Japan--Ōgata-mura (Akita-ken).

Ethnology.

Agriculture--Social aspects--Ōgata-mura (Akita-ken).

Agriculture.

Community life--Ōgata-mura (Akita-ken).

Community life.

Agriculture--Social aspects.

Ōgata-mura (Akita-ken, Japan)--Social conditions.

Ōgata-mura (Akita-ken, Japan).

Ōgata-mura (Akita-ken, Japan)--Economic conditions.

Ōgata-mura (Akita-ken, Japan)--Politics and government.

Japan--Ōgata-mura (Akita-ken).

Physical Description:

xiv, 247 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Berghahn Books, [2012]

Summary:

Ogata-mura is a village founded in 1964 upon farmland reclaimed from a lagoon in Japan's Akita prefecture that was intended to serve as a model for efficient and highly mechanized agriculture. In this work, Wood (Akita U., Japan) explores the process of Ogata-mura's development from the planning stages to the present, focusing on the ways in which village planning and settlement affected social and economic development, the impact of the central government's agricultural and regional policies on the community, and the ways in which Ogata-mura can (or cannot) serve as model for the future of Japanese agriculture. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [230]-239) and index.

ISBN:

9780857455246

0857455249

9780857455260

0857455265

OCLC:

775271558