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Contents List of Illustrations ix Acknowledgments xi Introduction: Rediscovering Tokyo’s Vernacular 1 1. Hiroba: The Public Square and the Boundaries of the Commons 25 2. Yanesen: Writing Local Community 54 3. Deviant Properties: Street Observation Studies 88 4. Museums, Heritage, and Everyday Life 110 Conclusion: History and Memory in a City without Monuments 142 Notes 167 Index 201 This page intentionally left blank ...

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