2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Rural Development in modern Japan: From the building of power plants to reclamation of Hachirogata lagoon from the view of Ito Einosuke
| Project/Area Number |
26370233
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Japanese literature
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| Research Institution | Kyoto University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
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| Keywords | 伊藤永之介 / 日本文学 / 開発 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
By analyzing Ito's literary works on rural life in Tohoku district, I realized an important characteristic of the rural development in modern Japan. The Japanese government did not only destroy villagers' life space, but also depended on their flexible attitude to outlaw's world inside and outside of their hamlet. For example, when they suffered from poverty under the development policy and depressions, they produced and sold illegally liquor or were arrested for misdemeanors by police on purpose and temporally saved themselves from the severe circumstances. Ito's literary works show us vividly and comically how rural inhabitants survive the Japanese dynamic development policy.
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| Free Research Field |
農業史
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