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War Memory and Social Politics in Japan, 1945-2005

War Memory and Social Politics in Japan, 1945-2005 - Harvard East Asian Monographs

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Publisher's Synopsis

This text unravels the political dynamics in that governed the place of war memory in public life. Far from reconciling with the victims of imperialism, conservative administrations have left the memory of the war to representatives of citizen movements, all of whom used war memory to further their own interests.

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Book information

ISBN: 9780674022713
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Imprint: Harvard University Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 952.04
DEWEY edition: 22
Language: English
Number of pages: 409
Weight: 738g
Height: 230mm
Width: 164mm
Spine width: 34mm