CONTENTS

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS ix
3. ILLUSTRATIONS xi
4. PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xv
5. INTRODUCTION 1
6. 1. CATACLYSM: THE EARTHQUAKE DISASTER AS A LIVED AND REPORTED EXPERIENCE 13
7. 2. AFTERMATH: THE ORDEAL OF RESTORATION AND RECOVERY 47
8. 3. COMMUNICATION: CONSTRUCTING THE EARTHQUAKE AS A NATIONAL TRAGEDY 78
9. 4. ADMONISHMENT: INTERPRETING CATASTROPHE AS DIVINE PUNISHMENT 116
10. 5. OPTIMISM: DREAMS FOR A NEW METROPOLIS AMID A LANDSCAPE OF RUIN 153
11. 6. CONTESTATION: THE FRACTIOUS POLITICS OF RECONSTRUCTION PLANNING 187
12. 7. REGENERATION: FORGING A NEW JAPAN THROUGH SPIRITUAL RENEWAL AND FISCAL RETRENCHMENT 226
13. 8. READJUSTMENT: REBUILDING TOKYO FROM THE ASHES 263
14. 9. CONCLUSION 301
15. NOTES 317
16. BIBLIOGRAPHY 347
17. INDEX 363