Politics of War Memory in Japan - Progressive Civil Society Groups Contestation of Memory of Asia

The Politics of War Memory in Japan examines the involvement of five civil society actors in the struggle over remembering and addressing the wartime past in Japan today. In studying progressive war memory activists, it quickly becomes clear that the apologia by conservative politicians cannot be treated as representative of the opinion of the majority of the Japanese public. Indeed, this book seeks to remedy the disparity between studies devoted to the official level of addressing the 'history issue' and the grass-root historical revisionist movement on the one side, and progressive activism on the other.

List of contents

1. Introduction 2. Performing 'Politics of (War) Memory' 3. The Actors 4. How do You Make Your Voice Heard? Clarifying Historical Record and Reaching out to the Public 5. How do You Make Your Voice Heard? Engaging the Mass Media 6. How do You Make Your Voice Heard? Targeting National and Local Government 7. How do You Make Your Voice Heard? Transnational Networking and Cooperation with International Institutions 8. Conclusion

About the author

Kamila Szczepanska is a Post-Doctoral Research Associate in the Institute of East Asian Politics at Ruhr University Bochum, Germany.

Product details

• Authors: Kamila Szczepanska, Kamila (Ruhr University Bochum Szczepanska, Szczepanska Kamila
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 25.05.2017
• EAN: 9781138089419
• ISBN: 978-1-138-08941-9
• No. of pages: 250
• Series: The University of Sheffield/Routledge Japanese Studies Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Japan, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, HISTORY / Asia / Japan, Politics & government, Regional Studies, Politics and government, Regional / International studies, Asian History, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General