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Breen John Breen & Hiroshi Maruyama Hiroshi
Kyoto’s Renaissance [PDF ebook]
Ancient Capital for Modern Japan

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Draws on archive of material, a first in English to take an in-depth look at Kyoto’s modern transformation – its reinvention after ‘collapse’ (Meiji Restoration) and relocation of the imperial court to Tokyo. Includes: introduction, chapters on notable historical elements that sustain Kyoto as a quintessentially modern ‘ancient capital’ today.

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Language English ● Format PDF ● Pages 238 ● ISBN 9781898823933 ● Editor Breen John Breen & Hiroshi Maruyama Hiroshi ● Publisher Amsterdam University Press ● Published 2020 ● Downloadable 3 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 8304847 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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