ABSTRACT
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.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Part One INTRODUCTION
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Part Two ETHNOGRAPHY
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Part Three THE POLITICS OF DEVELOPMENT
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Part Four MASS LONGEVITY AND COMMUNITY CARE
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Part Five THE SPORTS FIELD-DAY: LEISURE AND COMMUNITY SENTIMENTS
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Part Six CONCLUSIONS: IMPLICATIONS AND SUGGESTIONS