The long defeat : cultural trauma, memory, and identity in Japan / Akiko Hashimoto.
2015
D744.7.J3 H37 2015 (Mapit)
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Title
The long defeat : cultural trauma, memory, and identity in Japan / Akiko Hashimoto.
ISBN
9780190239169 (paperback)
0190239166 (paperback)
9780190239152 (hardcover)
0190239158 (hardcover)
0190239166 (paperback)
9780190239152 (hardcover)
0190239158 (hardcover)
Published
New York City : Oxford University Press, [2015]
Language
English
Description
xii, 192 pages ; 24 cm
Call Number
D744.7.J3 H37 2015
Dewey Decimal Classification
952.04
Summary
"In The Long Defeat, Akiko Hashimoto explores the stakes of war memory in Japan after its catastrophic defeat in World War II, showing how and why defeat has become an indelible part of national collective life, especially in recent decades. Divisive war memories lie at the root of the contentious politics surrounding Japan's pacifist constitution and remilitarization, and fuel the escalating frictions in East Asia known collectively as Japan's "history problem." Drawing on ethnography, interviews, and a wealth of popular memory data, this book identifies three preoccupations - national belonging, healing, and justice - in Japan's discourses of defeat. Hashimoto uncovers the key war memory narratives that are shaping Japan's choices - nationalism, pacifism, or reconciliation - for addressing the rising international tensions and finally overcoming its dark history." -- Publisher's description
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-178) and index.
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Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
Cultural memory in a fallen nation
Repairing biographies and aligning family memories
Defeat reconsidered : heroes, victims, & perpetrators in the popular media
Pedagogies of war and peace : teaching World War II to children
The moral recovery of defeated nations : a global-comparative look
Notes
Bibliography
Index.
Cultural memory in a fallen nation
Repairing biographies and aligning family memories
Defeat reconsidered : heroes, victims, & perpetrators in the popular media
Pedagogies of war and peace : teaching World War II to children
The moral recovery of defeated nations : a global-comparative look
Notes
Bibliography
Index.