Historical Dictionary of TokyoScarecrow Press, 18 lut 2011 - 356 Tokyo is Japan's largest city and its capital. It is also one of the largest cities in the world and a major center of global economic influence. The origins of human settlement in what is today Tokyo are lost in prehistory. The city started out quite modestly as a small castle town of Edo in 1457, then the center of the Tokugawa shogunate from 1603-1868, the rapidly modernizing and Westernizing capital of the nation during the Meiji Period (1868-1912), and the capital of a prosperous nation and growing empire thereafter. Tokyo was utterly devastated during World War II, but this was not the first time Tokyo had to start seemingly from new. Due to many fires and earthquakes, the city has constantly rebuilt itself and today it outdoes all its previous emanations by far. The second edition of the Historical Dictionary of Tokyo is a much-needed reference source on the city. This is done through a chronology, an introductory essay, an extensive bibliography, and over 600 cross-referenced dictionary entries on people, places, events, and other terminology about the city of Tokyo. This book is a must for anyone interested in Japan and Tokyo. |
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Introduction | 1 |
A | 15 |
B | 33 |
C | 43 |
D | 53 |
E | 57 |
F | 67 |
G | 77 |
P | 177 |
R | 187 |
S | 199 |
T | 229 |
U | 259 |
V | 261 |
W | 263 |
Y | 267 |
H | 85 |
I | 99 |
J | 107 |
K | 109 |
L | 125 |
M | 131 |
N | 153 |
O | 167 |
Z | 277 |
Appendix 1 | 281 |
Appendix 2 | 283 |
Appendix 3 | 287 |
Appendix 4 | 289 |
Bibliography | 291 |
About the Author | 325 |
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