| Representations of Japanese Nature: Mediating the Ineffable Contributor(s): Martinez, Dolores (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1138308684 ISBN-13: 9781138308688 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $161.50 Product Type: Hardcover Published: January 2026 This item may be ordered no more than 25 days prior to its publication date of January 5, 2026 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - General - Social Science | Regional Studies |
| Series: Japan Anthropology Workshop |
| Physical Information: 224 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Scholars have long recognised that "nature" is mediated, constructed and represented by culture, as also is technology, nature's "unnatural" counterpart. This book explores how changes, potential and actual, in conceptualizations of nature and technology are mediated and represented in Japan. It considers Japanese reactions to natural disasters, examines the tensions between traditional ways of life, rooted in nature, and the technologies of modernity, and discusses various art forms and literature which focus on nature and technology. Overall, the book assesses how far Japanese people see Japan itself as being in harmony with, or at odds with, nature. |