Download or read book The Renaissance of Takefu written by Guven Peter Witteveen and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-05-05 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book tells the story of a citizen group through the example and results of their participation in local civic life. The book draws attention to the complicated conditions under which civic participation may succeed. The story is about the individuals and organizations in the regional Japanese town of Takefu, but these events are also placed in the context of the surrounding Japanese Sea region of west Japan and the wider currents of the Japanese nation-state at the time. Also inlcludes maps.