1st Edition

Changing Japanese Suburbia

By Ben-Ari Copyright 1991
346 Pages
by Routledge

346 Pages
by Routledge

346 Pages
by Routledge

First published in 1991. This book, based on fieldwork carried out in Japan between 1981 and 1983, is a study of two residential communities in the context of Japan's post-war urban and social developments. Yamanaka, a commuter village, and Hieidaira, a new suburban housing estate, are set against the picturesque Hieizan mountain chain to the east of Kyoto's northern suburbs.

Part One Introduction 1 Introduction: Approaches and Problems Part Two Ethnography 2 The Two Communities: An Ethnographic Profile Part Three The Politics of Development 3 Introduction 4 Development of the Estate 5 The Rise of Citizen Activism 6 Concluding Considerations Part Four Mass Longevity and Community Care 7 Introduction 8 Community Care: Policies and Administration 9 The Voluntary Welfare Workers 10 The Old-Folks Clubs 11 Concluding Considerations Part Five The Sports Field-Day: Leisure and Community Sentiments 12 Introduction 13 Preparations and Expectations 14 The Sports Field-Day 15 Concluding Considerations Part Six Conclusions: Implications and Suggestions 16 Conclusions

Biography

Eyal Ben-Ari