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Japan at the Crossroads: Conflict and Compromise after Anpo by Nick Kapur (review)

Japan at the Crossroads: Conflict and Compromise after Anpo by Nick Kapur (review) 244 Journal of Japanese Studies 46:1 (2020) ing change, and Follaco’s book refl ects his life-long struggle with moder- nity. The cities, which had a lasting impact on his mindset—Shanghai, New York, Paris, and above all Tokyo—witnessed enormous technological progress. The crisis of representation, which is an essential characteristic of modernity, triggered the enormous wave of innovations in the arts since the late nineteenth century. However, apart from the richness of sources and detailed analyses Follaco offers, it would have been desirable to shed more light on the language Kaf¯ u used as he attempted to grasp the evolving city. Since the nineteenth century, both the “urban” as well as the “city” have been globally emerging fi elds of knowledge, for which language is pivotal. Against this backdrop, the genbun itchi movement in Japan deserved much more attention than the brief mention Follaco provides (p. 47). A fascinating fi nding of this study is the large extent to which Kaf¯ c u el- ebrated nature in the city and its incomplete urban forms having particular poetic qualities that are open for social interaction and memories in contrast to the overdetermined modern city. In scaling Tokyo down to the living http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png The Journal of Japanese Studies Society for Japanese Studies

Japan at the Crossroads: Conflict and Compromise after Anpo by Nick Kapur (review)

Avenell, Simon
The Journal of Japanese Studies , Volume 46 (1) – Jan 28, 2020
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244 Journal of Japanese Studies 46:1 (2020) ing change, and Follaco’s book refl ects his life-long struggle with moder- nity. The cities, which had a lasting impact on his mindset—Shanghai, New York, Paris, and above all Tokyo—witnessed enormous technological progress. The crisis of representation, which is an essential characteristic of modernity, triggered the enormous wave of innovations in the arts since the late nineteenth century. However, apart from the richness of sources and detailed analyses Follaco offers, it would have been desirable to shed more light on the language Kaf¯ u used as he attempted to grasp the evolving city. Since the nineteenth century, both the “urban” as well as the “city” have been globally emerging fi elds of knowledge, for which language is pivotal. Against this backdrop, the genbun itchi movement in Japan deserved much more attention than the brief mention Follaco provides (p. 47). A fascinating fi nding of this study is the large extent to which Kaf¯ c u el- ebrated nature in the city and its incomplete urban forms having particular poetic qualities that are open for social interaction and memories in contrast to the overdetermined modern city. In scaling Tokyo down to the living

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Published: Jan 28, 2020

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