Takashi Yoshida provides a historical analysis of war and peace
museums from the late nineteenth century to the present and traces
the historical development of a pacifist discourse in postwar Japan
that centred on Japan's war crimes and responsibility during the
so-called Fifteen Year War, which began in 1931 with Japan's
invasion of Manchuria and ended in 1945 with the nation's defeat.
Prior to the defeat, a culture of war gripped the Japanese empire.
Every segment of Japanese popular culture during the war bore
witness to the flood of patriotism. In this book Yoshida attempts
to demonstrate that the acceptance of Japanese wartime aggression
and atrocities as historical facts remains evident to this day in
the culture of peace museums in Japan. Those who have little
knowledge of contemporary Japan often hastily conclude that the
Japanese have been united and monolithic in the way they feel the
war should be remembered. This book seeks to challenge that
assumption.
General
Imprint: |
MerwinAsia
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
March 2014 |
First published: |
September 2013 |
Authors: |
Takashi Yoshida
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Dimensions: |
234 x 155 x 25mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover - Paper over boards
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Pages: |
276 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-937385-44-6 |
Categories: |
Books >
Reference & Interdisciplinary >
Museums & museology
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LSN: |
1-937385-44-2 |
Barcode: |
9781937385446 |
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