Urbanization and Social Change in Japan
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2275049 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David B Carpenter (Washigton University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1960 |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 155-166 |
| Publication date | 1960-07-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Sociological Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0038-0253 • E-ISSN: 1533-8525 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1533-8525.1960.tb01469.x |
| OpenAlex | W2112579061 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
JAPANESE history since 1600 provides a notable laboratory in planned social change. Urbanization emerges as a confounding factor in the remarkable national planning efforts of the Tokugawa, Meiji, and Mac-Arthur regimes. Although confirmation is provided for the view of the city as the focal point in innovation, secularization, and individuation, it is also clear that in Japan urbanization and industrialization have acquired distinctive qualities in their social impact
Economic geography · Economic growth · Economics · Geography · Regional science · Social change · Sociology · Urbanization · Japanese History and Culture
| Citations per year | 0.05 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1966 - 1973 (8) |
| Highly cited | No |