Neighborhood Tokyo

Name: Neighborhood Tokyo
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ISBN: 9780804717977

ISBN-10: 0804717974

ISBN-13: 9780804717977

Edition: 1989

Authors: Theodore C. Bestor

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In the vastness of Tokyo these are tiny social units, and by the standards that most Americans would apply, they are perhaps far too small, geographically and demographically, to be considered "neighborhoods." Still, to residents of Tokyo and particularly to the residents of any given subsection of the city, they are socially significant and geographically distinguishable divisions of the urban landscape. In neighborhoods such as these, overlapping and intertwining associations and institutions provide an elaborate and enduring framework for local social life, within which residents are linked to one another not only through their participation in local organizations, but also through webs…

Book details

List price: $35.00
Copyright year: 1989
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Publication date: 3/1/1990
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 368
Size: 5.98" wide x 9.02" long x 0.59" tall
Weight: 0.968
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Explanatory Note


Introduction



Miyamoto-Ch&omacr;, a Portrait



the Development of a Neighborhood



Local Politics and Administration



Community Services and Neighborhood Events



Formal Hierarchies of Participation and Power



Friends and Neighbors



the Festival and the Local Social Order


Conclusion


Appendixes


Notes


Bibliography


Index