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Meiji at 150

Dr. Patricia Sippel (Tōyō Eiwa University) Sippel, Patricia; Grunow, Tristan

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In this episode, Dr. Sippel surveys the field of environmental studies in Japan before sketching the environmental history of the Tokugawa period. We discuss Tokugawa flood control projects in the context of questions about early modern sustainability, unpack essentialized ideas of a unique Japanese connection to nature, and interrogate the environmentalist movement in Japan today.

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Title
Dr. Patricia Sippel (Tōyō Eiwa University)
Alternate Title
Meiji at 150 (Podcast). Episode 106
Creator
Sippel, Patricia; Grunow, Tristan
Date Issued
2019-04-26
Description
In this episode, Dr. Sippel surveys the field of environmental studies in Japan before sketching the environmental history of the Tokugawa period. We discuss Tokugawa flood control projects in the context of questions about early modern sustainability, unpack essentialized ideas of a unique Japanese connection to nature, and interrogate the environmentalist movement in Japan today.
Subject
Meiji period, 1868-1912; environmental studies; flood control; sustainability
Geographic Location
Japan
Type
Sound
Language
eng
Date Available
2022-07-05
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
DOI
10.14288/1.0415999
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/81992
Affiliation
Arts, Faculty of; History, Department of; Non UBC
Peer Review Status
Unreviewed
Scholarly Level
Faculty
Rights URI
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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