War and Conscience in Japan - Nambara Shigeru and the Asia-Pacific War

Informationen zum Autor By Nambara Shigeru - Edited by Richard H. Minear Klappentext One of Japan's most important intellectuals, Nambara Shigeru defended Tokyo Imperial University against its rightist critics and opposed Japan's war. His poetic diary (1936-1945), published only after the war, documents his profound disaffection. In 1945 Nambara became president of Tokyo University and was an eloquent and ardent spokesman for academic freedom. In this first English-language collection of his key work, historian and translator Richard H. Minear introduces Nambara's career and thinking before presenting translations of the most important of Nambara's essays, poems, and speeches. A courageous but lonely voice of conscience, Nambara is one of the few mid-century Japanese to whom we can turn for inspiration during that dark period in world history. Zusammenfassung One of Japan's most important intellectuals! Nambara Shigeru defended Tokyo Imperial University against its rightist critics and opposed Japan's war. His poetic diary (1936-1945)! published only after the war! documents his profound disaffection. In 1945 Nambara became preside... Inhaltsverzeichnis Translator's Introduction: War and Conscience in Japan: Nambara Shigeru and the Asia-Pacific WarPart I: Nambara's Writings and Speeches before Japan's Surrender"University Autonomy," September 5, 1938"The Essence of the University," April 1941"The State and Scholarship," Fall 1942"The Mission of Scholars and Students," May 1945"The Theme of Goethe's Faust," May 1945Part II: Nambara's Poetic Diary, 1936-45Ideal Forms: A Poetic DiaryPart III: Nambara's Speeches after Japan's Surrender"The Mission of Scholars and Students," September 1945"The Construction of the New Japan," November 1945"The Creation of a New Japanese Culture," February 11, 1946"Mourning the Students Who Died in the War," March 30, 1946"The Emperor's Birthday," April 29, 1946"What Will Revive the Homeland," September 30, 1946"Truth Will Be the Final Victor," December 1951"You Who Inherit the Legacy of the Students Who Died in the War," November 1963...

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• Authors: Richard Minear, Richard H. Minear, Richard/ Shigeru Minear, Shigeru Nanbara, Nambara Shigeru, Shigeru Nambara
• Assisted by: Richard H Minear (Editor), Richard H. Minear (Editor), Minear Richard H. (Editor)
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 16.12.2010
• EAN: 9780742568136
• ISBN: 978-0-7425-6813-6
• No. of pages: 230
• Series: Asian Voices; Asian Voices (Hardcover); Asian Voices; Asian Voices (Hardcover)
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Japan, HISTORY / Military / General, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / Asia / Japan, Second World War, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), Asian History, Modern warfare, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2), HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / General, asian studies;japan studies