Crafting Rural Japan
Traditional Potters and Rural Creativity in Regional Revitalization
1st Edition
Published on 22. October 2024
186 pages
978-1-040-15274-4 (ISBN)
Description
This book discusses the place of creative village policy in the revitalisation of rural Japan, highlighting how rural Japan is moving from a state of regional extinction to regional rejuvenation.
Using the case study of Tamba Sasayama in Hyogo Prefecture, where collective initiatives by local government and the role of the local traditional potters are invested in fostering an aura of creativity in the region, the book examines the complex social relations and the intertwining values of different actors to illustrate how a growing outlook on creativity, rurality, and rural creativity requires a renewed perspective on and of rural Japan.
Based on extensive field research, this book will be a valuable resource for students and scholars of Japanese studies, rural studies, and anthropology.
Using the case study of Tamba Sasayama in Hyogo Prefecture, where collective initiatives by local government and the role of the local traditional potters are invested in fostering an aura of creativity in the region, the book examines the complex social relations and the intertwining values of different actors to illustrate how a growing outlook on creativity, rurality, and rural creativity requires a renewed perspective on and of rural Japan.
Based on extensive field research, this book will be a valuable resource for students and scholars of Japanese studies, rural studies, and anthropology.
More details
Series
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
9 Tables, black and white; 1 Line drawings, black and white; 26 Halftones, black and white; 27 Illustrations, black and white
ISBN-13
978-1-040-15274-4 (9781040152744)
Copyright in bibliographic data and cover images is held by Nielsen Book Services Limited or by the publishers or by their respective licensors: all rights reserved.
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Book
05/2026
1st Edition
Routledge
€57.00
Shipment within 10-20 days
Book
10/2024
1st Edition
Routledge
€195.90
Shipment within 10-20 days
Person
Shilla Lee is a Departmental Lecturer in Japanese Social Anthropology at the Nissan Institute of Japanese Studies at Oxford.
Content
Introduction Part One: Tamba Sasayama 1. From the Great Heisei Amalgamation to the Sozo Noson Campaign 2. From Bean to Pottery 3. The Ambiguity of Rural Creativity 4. Enacting Creativity Part Two: Tachikui 5. The Taskscape of Tachikui 6. The Secular Side of Craftsmanship 7. Whose Tamba Pottery? Conclusion: The Rurality of Post-Growth Japan Epilogue
