Suburban Tokyo : A comparative study in politics and social change
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Titre
Suburban Tokyo : A comparative study in politics and social change
Sujet
Tokyo, twentieth century, vingtième siècle, sciences politiques, mutation sociale, périurbanisation, périphéries, banlieue, Musashino, Fuchk, politique de la ville, Allinson Gary D., croissance urbaine
Description
Abstract from the publisher :
The rapid growth of suburban communities has been a prominent feature of social change in Japan since the 1920s. In western Tokyo alone the suburban population, which at that time numbered fewer than three hundred thousand, exceeded three million by the late 1970s. In the nation as a whole, a third or more of the populace resides in suburban cities, and their number rises daily.
This growth has transformed isolated farm and market settlements into large cities characterized by social and economic diversity, and has caused sweeping changes in the political behavior of their residents. The vast majority of suburban voters before 1955 supported the conservatives who dominated Japanese political life; since then most suburbs have witnessed a sharp rise in support for parties of the opposition.
