The Japanese and the War : Expectation, Perception, and the Shaping of Memory.
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- 9780231543989
- 940.5352
- D743.42 .L835 2017
Intro -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgments -- A Note on Names -- Introduction -- 1. The Nation Out to Conquer -- 2. A Totalitarian Dynamic, 1940-1945 -- 3. The Meaning of the War -- 4. Heroes and the Dead -- 5. Fear and Destruction -- 6. Postwar Complexities -- 7. The American Occupation, or the Present Versus the Past -- 8. The Plurality of History -- 9. Individual Conscience and Collective Inertia -- 10. Memory and Religion -- 11. From Monument to Museum: The Difficult Path to Healing -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Index.
Japanese memories of World War II exert a powerful influence over the nation's society and culture. Michael Lucken explores how the war manifested in literature, art, film, funerary practices, and education reform, creating an idea of Japanese identity that still resonates from soap operas to the response to the Fukushima nuclear disaster.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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