1st Edition
Anthropology and Disaster in Japan Cultural Contributions to Recovery after the 2011 Earthquake and Tsunami
By Hiroki Takakura
Copyright 2023
126 Pages
22 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
126 Pages
22 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
126 Pages
22 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This book focuses on the 3.11 disaster in Japan, involving a powerful earthquake and tsunami, from an anthropological perspective. It critically reflects on the challenges of conducting anthropological research when encountering disaster at home and the position of social scientist as sufferer. Emphasizing the role of culture in disaster mitigation, the book offers theoretical consideration of... Read more
1 Introduction
2 The anthropologist as both victim and disaster researcher
3 Reflections from a survey of post-disaster intangible cultural heritage
4 The structural time in the folk performing arts
5 The strategies of the paddy farmers with indigenous knowledge
6 The norms of recovery among small-scale fisheries
7 Conclusions
Biography
Hiroki Takakura is Professor of Social Anthropology at Tohoku University, Japan. He is affiliated with the Center for Northeast Asian Studies and the Graduate School of Environmental Studies.
