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Heritage conservation and Japan's cultural diplomacy : heritage, national identity and national interest
- Title
- Heritage conservation and Japan's cultural diplomacy : heritage, national identity and national interest / Natsuko Akagawa.
- Author
- Akagawa, Natsuko
- Publication
- Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2015.
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Details
- Description
- xx, 227 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
- Summary
- "Japan's heritage conservation policy and practice, as deployed through its foreign aid programs, has become one of the main means through which post-World War II Japan has sought to mark its presence in the international arena, both globally and regionally. Heritage conservation has been intimately linked to Japan's sense of national identity, in addition to its self-portrayal as a responsible global and regional citizen. This book explores the concepts of heritage, nationalism and Japanese national identity in the context of Japanese and international history since the second half of the nineteenth century. In doing so, it shows how Japan has built on its distinctive approach to conservation to develop a heritage-based strategy which has been used as part of its cultural diplomacy designed to increase its 'soft power' both globally and within the Asian region. More broadly, Natsuko Akagawa underlines the theoretical nexus between the politics of heritage conservation, cultural diplomacy and national interest, and in turn highlights how issues of heritage conservation practice and policy are crucial to a comprehensive understanding of geo-politics. Heritage Conservation and Japan's Cultural Diplomacy will be of great interest to students and scholars of Japanese studies, Japanese politics, heritage conservation and international relations"--
- Series Statement
- Routledge contemporary Japan series ; 53
- Uniform Title
- Routledge contemporary Japan series ; 53.
- Subjects
- Nationalism
- National interest
- Historic preservation > Government policy
- Nationalism > Japan
- Japan > Relations
- National interest > Japan
- Historic preservation > Government policy > Japan
- Cultural policy
- International relations
- Cultural diplomacy > Japan
- Geopolitics > Japan
- Cultural property > Protection > Japan
- Japan > Cultural policy
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Call Number
- JFE 16-7434
- ISBN
- 9780415707626
- 0415707625
- 9781315886664 (canceled/invalid)
- LCCN
- 2014000801
- 40023903364
- OCLC
- 891615988
- Author
- Akagawa, Natsuko, author.
- Title
- Heritage conservation and Japan's cultural diplomacy : heritage, national identity and national interest / Natsuko Akagawa.
- Publisher
- Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2015.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- Routledge contemporary Japan series ; 53Routledge contemporary Japan series ; 53.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Standard Identifier
- 40023903364
- Research Call Number
- JFE 16-7434