Defending Japan's Pacific War - The Kyoto School Philosophers and Post-White Power (Hardcover)

This book puts forward a revisionist view of Japanese wartime thinking. It seeks to explore why Japanese intellectuals, historians and philosophers of the time insisted that Japan had to turn its back on the West and attack the United States and the British Empire. Based on a close reading of the texts written by members of the highly influential Kyoto School, and revisiting the dialogue between the Kyoto School and the German philosopher Heidegger, it argues that the work of Kyoto thinkers cannot be dismissed as mere fascist propaganda, and that this work, in which race is a key theme, constitutes a reasoned case for a post-White world. The author also argues that this theme is increasingly relevant at present, as demographic changes are set to transform the political and social landscape of North America and Western Europe over the next fifty years.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	September 2004
First published:	2004
Authors:	David Williams
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	264
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-32314-7
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political science & theory Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Social & political philosophy Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > War & defence operations > Battles & campaigns Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > Other warfare & defence issues > General Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > Second World War Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Multicultural studies > General Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > History > World history > From 1900 > Second World War Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Social & political philosophy
LSN:	0-415-32314-2
Barcode:	9780415323147

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