Japan’s New Ruralities: Coping With Decline In The Periphery (Nissan Institute/routledge Japanese Studies)
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Paperback/English
USD 59.00
Description
Seeking to challenge negative perceptions within Japanese media and politics on the future of the countryside, the contributors to this book present a counter-argument to the inevitable demise of rural society. Contrary to the dominant argument, which holds outmigration and demographic hyper-aging as primarily responsible for rural decline, this book highlights the spatial dimension of power differences behind uneven development in contemporary Japan. Including many fieldwork-based case studies,
