Alternative histories of development in Japan and East Asia : unthinking modernization, recreating lifeworlds / edited by Timothy D. Amos, Akiko Ishii, and Samson Lim.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Amos, Timothy D., 1973- editor.

Ishii, Akiko, editor.

Lim, Samson W., 1972- editor.

Series:

Routledge studies in the modern history of Asia

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic development--Japan--History.

Economic development.

Economic development--East Asia--History.

Economic development--Environmental aspects--Japan.

Economic development--Environmental aspects--East Asia.

Economic development--History.

Economic development--Environmental aspects.

East Asia.

Japan.

Physical Description:

ix, 212 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2026.

Summary:

"This book examines the history of development in East Asia in terms of material change and human-nature relations from the perspectives of people living in Asia in modern and pre-modern periods. By challenging the reader to "unthink" what modern development is, each chapter offers a case study which discovers and reconstructs indigenous forms of knowledge and local practice related to material change. In doing so, the book illuminates the point where modern notions of development emerged and thus aids in the process of understanding how they achieved hegemonic status. This in turn expands the notion of what development can and should entail and provides valuable pathways for rethinking our relations with the social world and the environment. This book will be a valuable resource to students and scholars of Asian development, Asian history and environmental history." -- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Alternative histories of development in Japan and East Asia.

ISBN:

9781032800394

1032800399

9781032803128

1032803126

OCLC:

1529917638

Publisher Number:

90102734166

CIPO000254688