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008 140414s2014 enk b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2014000801
020 $a9780415707626 (hardback)
020 $z9781315886664 (e-book)
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050 00 $aDS843$b.A335 2014
082 00 $a363.6/90952$223
084 $aHIS021000$aPOL011010$aSOC008000$2bisacsh
100 1 $aAkagawa, Natsuko.
245 10 $aHeritage conservation and Japan's cultural diplomacy :$bheritage, national identity and national interest /$cNatsuko Akagawa.
264 1 $aMilton Park, Abingdon, Oxon :$bRoutledge,$c2014.
300 $axx, 227 pages ;$c24 cm.
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
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490 0 $aRoutledge contemporary Japan series ;$v53
520 2 $a"Japan's heritage conservation policy and practice, as deployed through its foreign aid programs, has become one of the main means through which post-World War II Japan has sought to mark its presence in the international arena, both globally and regionally. Heritage conservation has been intimately linked to Japan's sense of national identity, in addition to its self-portrayal as a responsible global and regional citizen. This book explores the concepts of heritage, nationalism and Japanese national identity in the context of Japanese and international history since the second half of the nineteenth century. In doing so, it shows how Japan has built on its distinctive approach to conservation to develop a heritage-based strategy which has been used as part of its cultural diplomacy designed to increase its 'soft power' both globally and within the Asian region. More broadly, Natsuko Akagawa underlines the theoretical nexus between the politics of heritage conservation, cultural diplomacy and national interest, and in turn highlights how issues of heritage conservation practice and policy are crucial to a comprehensive understanding of geo-politics. Heritage Conservation and Japan's Cultural Diplomacy will be of great interest to students and scholars of Japanese studies, Japanese politics, heritage conservation and international relations"--$cProvided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
651 0 $aJapan$xCultural policy.
651 0 $aJapan$xRelations.
650 0 $aCultural diplomacy$zJapan.
650 0 $aCultural property$xProtection$zJapan.
650 0 $aHistoric preservation$xGovernment policy$zJapan.
650 0 $aNationalism$zJapan.
650 0 $aNational interest$zJapan.
650 0 $aGeopolitics$zJapan.
650 7 $aHISTORY / Asia / Japan.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aPOLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / Diplomacy.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aSOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / General.$2bisacsh