Une merveille de l’Histoire. Le Japon vu par Elisée Reclus et Léon Metchnikoff. Afrique du Nord Steve Pitocco

Steve Pitocco

on l’a longtemps cru réservé à un autre type de subordination

draftsman and even scenographer

and Ljubljana

force the artist to take a risk that is each time unprecedented

Une merveille de l’Histoire. Le Japon vu par Elisée Reclus et Léon Metchnikoff. Afrique du Nord Steve PitoccoIn the mid 19th century, Japan was undergoing intense upheaval. Feudalism was abolished, and a modern nation state was built with the emperor returning to prominence. Was this a monarchical restoration or a revolution? Two anarchist geographers, companions of Bakunin, provide an original answer to this question, especially if we compare it to the vision of other visitors to Japan who, at that time, were essentially diplomats, soldiers, traders,