Life beyond the Tōhoku disasters : autonomy and adaptability in coastal Japan / Alyne E. Delaney.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Delaney, Alyne, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Tōhoku Region (Japan)--History--21st century.

Tōhoku Region (Japan).

Tōhoku Region (Japan)--Social life and customs.

Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami, Japan, 2011.

Disaster victims--Social networks--Japan--Tōhoku Region.

Disaster victims.

Disaster relief--Japan--Tōhoku Region--Citizen participation.

Disaster relief.

Community development--Japan--Tōhoku Region.

Community development.

Fishers--Japan--Tōhoku Region--Social conditions.

Fishers.

Fish trade--Japan--Tōhoku Region--History--21st century.

Fish trade.

Physical Description:

xi, 197 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham ; Boulder ; New York ; London : Lexington Books, [2024]

Summary:

"This book shows the profundity of life for fishing families living in a disaster-strewn world in Japan. Using their own words, the text demonstrates the significance of people's attachment to their places and seascapes, their connections with one another, and the importance of autonomy and adaptability, especially post-3.11"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

List of tables and figures

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Scenes, seascapes, and disasters

Anchoring coastal ways of life

Connecting coastal ways of life

Remembering Ano Hi, "That day"

Rebuilding lives

Policy impacts on working lives

Knowing what happiness is

Glossary

Bibliography

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781793616555

1793616558

OCLC:

1427063442

Publisher Number:

99996871059