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Seismic Vulnerability and Upheaval Conflagration Panic and Confusion on the Streets of Tokyo Sources in English
Optimism: Dreams for a New Tokyo Contestation over Reconstruction Land Readjustment: Rebuilding Tokyo from the Ashes Up Sources in English

Desolation Rumors, Anarchy, and Murder amidst the Ruins Restoration of Order Relief and Recovery International Assistance Sources in English
Memorial and Anniversary Services The Earthquake Memorial Hall New Tokyo and the 1930 Celebration Sources in English

The Great Kantō Earthquake and the Chimera of National Reconstruction in Japan

List of Illustrations, xi-xiv
Preface and Acknowledgments, xvi-xxii

Introduction, 1-12
Chapter 1. Cataclysm: The Earthquake Disaster as a Lived and Reported Experience, 13-46
Chapter 2. Aftermath: The Ordeal of Restoration and Recovery, 47-77
Chapter 3. Communication: Constructing the Earthquake as a National Tragedy, 78-115
Chapter 4. Admonishment: Interpreting Catastrophe as Divine Punishment, 116-152
Chapter 5. Optimism: Dreams for a New Metropolis Amid a Landscape of Ruin, 153-186
Chapter 6. Contestation: The Fractious Politics of Reconstruction Planning, 187-225
Chapter 7. Regeneration: Forging a New Japan Through Spiritual Renewal and Fiscal Retrenchment, 226-262
Chapter 8. Readjustment: Rebuilding Tokyo from the Ashes, 263-300
Chapter 9. Conclusion, 301-315

Notes, 317-346
Bibliography, 347-362
Index, 363-374

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