Contributions

  • Yamaoka, Yumi, 1966- translator - Contributor

Publication

2017 - Misuzu Shobō, Tōkyō, Japan

Language

Japanese

Word Count

50,000 words, Guess

Page Count

200 pages

Identifiers

Classifications

  • LCCD744.7.J3 H37163 2017

Alternate Titles

  • Long defeat

Description

"In The Long Defeat, Akiko Hashimoto explores the stakes of war memory in Japan after its catastrophic defeat in World War II, showing how and why defeat has become an indelible part of national collective life, especially in recent decades. Divisive war memories lie at the root of the contentious politics surrounding Japan's pacifist constitution and remilitarization, and fuel the escalating frictions in East Asia known collectively as Japan's "history problem." Drawing on ethnography, interviews, and a wealth of popular memory data, this book identifies three preoccupations - national belonging, healing, and justice - in Japan's discourses of defeat. Hashimoto uncovers the key war memory narratives that are shaping Japan's choices - nationalism, pacifism, or reconciliation - for addressing the rising international tensions and finally overcoming its dark history."--Description from Oxford University Press.

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