Nationalism was one of the most important forces in 20th century Japan. It pervaded almost all aspects of Japanese life, but was a far from simple notion, frequently changing, and
often meaning different things to different people. This book brings together interesting new work by a range of international leading scholars who consider Japanese nationalism in a wide variety of its aspects. Overall, the essays provide
many new insights and ways of thinking on what continues to
be a crucially important factor shaping current developments in Japan.
This book re-examines Japanese nationalism in the 19th and 20th centuries, in the light of new theoretical writing, and using a comparative perspective. It considers Japanese nationalism not only as a political phenomenon but also as a crucial factor shaping everyday behaviour and thought. The contributors to this volume bring different approaches to the analysis of a complex phenomenon. An introductory chapter sets the essays in their theoretical context. A concluding chapter compares Japanese nationalism with its European, American and Asian counterparts. Sandra Wilson, Murdoch University, Stephen S. Large, University of
Cambridge, Kosako Yoshino, University of Tokyo, Charles Schencking, University of Melbourne, Elise Tip
Edited by:
Sandra Wilson
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 234mm,
Width: 156mm,
Spine: 19mm
Weight: 544g
ISBN: 9780700716395
ISBN 10: 0700716394
Pages: 232
Publication Date: 03 October 2002
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
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Primary
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A / AS level
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Chapter 1 Rethinking nation and nationalism in Japan, Sandra Wilson; Chapter 2 The politics of pragmatism and pageantry, J. Charles Schencking; Chapter 3 Picturing political space in 1920s and 1930s Japan, Vera Mackie; Chapter 4 Substantiating the nation, Stephen S. Large; Chapter 5 Between samurai and carnival, Stewart Lone; Chapter 6 In a house divided, Elise K. Tipton; Chapter 7 Saving for ‘My Own Good and the Good of the Nation’, Sheldon Garon; Chapter 8 War, commemoration and national identity in modern Japan, 1868–1975, Beatrice Trefalt; Chapter 9 English and nationalism in Japan, Kosaku Yoshino; Chapter 10 Japanese nationalism in comparative perspective, Frank B. Tipton;
Reviews for Nation and Nationalism in Japan
'The volume covers a variety of topics from gender and the uses of the female body in propaganda posters to economic nationalism and Japanese naval history, and concentrates on the period from the mid-nineteenth century to the end of the twentieth century.' - Nations and Nationalism