War Memory and Social Politics in Japan, 1945-2005

Informationen zum Autor Franziska Seraphim is Associate Professor of History at Boston College. Klappentext Japan has long wrestled with the memories and legacies of World War II. In the aftermath of defeat! war memory developed as an integral part of particular and divergent approaches to postwar democracy. This book unravels the political dynamics that governed the place of war memory in public life. Zusammenfassung Japan has long wrestled with the memories of World War II. Franziska Seraphim traces the activism of five civic organizations to examine the ways in which diverse organized memories have secured legitimate niches within the public sphere.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Franziska Seraphim
• Editore: Harvard University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 04.03.2008
• EAN: 9780674028302
• ISBN: 978-0-674-02830-2
• Dimensioni: 154 mm x 230 mm x 28 mm
• Serie: Harvard East Asian Monographs; Harvard East Asian Monographs; Harvard East Asian Monographs (HUP)
• Categorie: Saggistica; Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Geoscienze > Geografia; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Politica e sua amministrazione; Japan, Zweite Hälfte 20. Jahrhundert (1950 bis 1999 n. Chr.), 2000 bis 2009 n. Chr., Asiatische Geschichte, Krieg und Verteidigung