New times in modern Japan

New times in modern Japan / Stefan Tanaka.

New Times in Modern Japan concerns the transformation of time--the reckoning of time--during Japan's Meiji period, specifically from around 1870 to 1900. Time literally changed as the archipelago synchronized with the Western imperialists' reckoning of time. The solar calendar and clock be...

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Main Author: Tanaka, Stefan (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©2004.
Subjects:
1868-1912
HISTORY.
HISTORY > Asia > Japan.
Tijd.
Tijdsbesef.
Vernieuwing.
Het Verleden.
Geschiedschrijving.
Japan > History > Meiji period, 1868-1912.
Japan
History
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Summary:New Times in Modern Japan concerns the transformation of time--the reckoning of time--during Japan's Meiji period, specifically from around 1870 to 1900. Time literally changed as the archipelago synchronized with the Western imperialists' reckoning of time. The solar calendar and clock became standard timekeeping devices, and society adapted to the abstractions inherent in modern notions of time. This set off a cascade of changes that completely reconfigured how humans interacted with each other and with their environment ...
Physical Description:1 online resource (x, 225 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-217) and index.
ISBN:9781400826247
1400826241
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.

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