Rebuilding Urban Japan After 1945 [Hardcover]

Carola Hein (Author), Jeffrey Diefendorf (Author), Yorifusa Ishida (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0333659627 | ISBN-13: 978-0333659625 | Publication Date: October 10, 2003

This is the first book in English to examine the reconstruction of Japan's bombed cities after World War II. Five case studies (of Tokyo, Hiroshima, Osaka, Okinawa, and Nagaoka) are framed by broader essays on the evolution of Japanese planning and architecture, Japan's urban policies in Manchuria and comparisons between Japanese and European reconstruction.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Here is a study grand in its range and significant in its relevance...which we can all learn from." --Robert Venturi, Pritzker Architecture Prize Winner, 1991

"This volume fills a significant gap in scholarship and sheds light on both the complexities of regenerating damaged cities and the singularity of Japan's approach to urban issues." --Joan Ockman, Columbia University

About the Author

Jeffrey Diefendorf is in the Department of History, College of Liberal Arts, Horton Social Science, University of New Hampshire.

Carola Hein is with the Growth and Structure of Cities Program, Bryn Mawr College.

Yorifusa Ishida is at Tokyo Metropolitan University.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 224 pages
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan (October 10, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0333659627
• ISBN-13: 978-0333659625
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 5.6 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,065,365 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)