1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910463120803321

Autore

Wigen Kären <1958->

Titolo

A malleable map [[electronic resource] ] : geographies of restoration in central Japan, 1600-1912 / / Kären Wigen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2010

ISBN

9786612697692

1-282-69769-2

0-520-94580-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (357 p.)

Collana

Asia, local studies/global themes

Disciplina

911/.520903

Soggetti

Cartography - Japan - History

Electronic books.

Nagano-ken (Japan) Historical geography

Nagano-ken (Japan) History

Japan Administrative and political divisions History

Japan Maps History

Japan Historical geography

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"A Philip E. Lilienthal book"--Prelim.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Conventions Followed In The Text -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Introduction -- 1. Shinano In The Nation -- 2. Shinano Up Close -- 3. Shinano In The World -- Introduction -- 4. The Poetry Of Statistics -- 5. Pedagogies Of Place -- 6. A Pan-Provincial Press -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Glossary-Index

Sommario/riassunto

Kären Wigen probes regional cartography, choerography, and statecraft to redefine restoration (ishin) in modern Japanese history. As developed here, that term designates not the quick coup d'état of 1868 but a three-centuries-long project of rehabilitating an ancient map for modern purposes. Drawing on a wide range of geographical documents from Shinano (present-day Nagano Prefecture), Wigen argues that both the founder of the Tokugawa Shogunate (1600-1868) and the reformers of the Meiji era (1868-1912) recruited the classical map to



serve the cause of administrative reform. Nor were they alone; provincial men of letters played an equally critical role in bringing imperial geography back to life in the countryside. To substantiate these claims, Wigen traces the continuing career of the classical court's most important unit of governance-the province-in central Honshu.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910450452403321

Autore

Van den Hoonaard Deborah K (Deborah Kestin), <1951->

Titolo

The widowed self [[electronic resource] ] : the older woman's journey through widowhood / / Deborah Kestin van den Hoonaard

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Waterloo, Ont., : Wilfrid Laurier University Press, c2001

ISBN

1-280-92531-0

9786610925315

0-88920-547-7

1-4175-3902-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (187 p.)

Disciplina

306.88

Soggetti

Widowhood

Widows - New Brunswick

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

CONTENTS; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part One: Embarking on the Journey; 1 The End of the Old Way of Life; 2 The Journey Begins; Part Two: Experiencing Relationships; 3 They Have Their Own Life: Relationships with Children; 4 Relationships with Friends; 5 Relationships with Men; Part Three: Discovering New Paths; 6 I Never Knew I Could; 7 And Speaking of Money; 8 Connections to the Community; 9 Conclusion: Discovering New Paths; Part Four; Appendix A: Methodology; Appendix B: Interview Guide; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

How do older women come to terms with widowhood? Are they vulnerable or courageous, predictable or creative in dealing with this life challenge?     Most books about widows usually focus on younger



women; this book interweaves the voices of older widows their experiences and insights to show how they have come to terms with widowhood and have recreated their lives in new, unsuspected ways. The widows speak about how they relate to their children, their friends, to men. With powerful emotions they describe their husbands' final illnesses and deaths, and the challenging early day