Imperial Japan at Its Zenith : : The Wartime Celebration of the Empire's 2,600th Anniversary / / Kenneth J. Ruoff.
In 1940, Japan was into its third year of war with China, and relations with the United States were deteriorating, but it was a heady time for the Japanese nonetheless. That year, the Japanese commemorated the 2,600th anniversary of the founding of the Empire of Japan. According to the imperial myth...
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Ruoff, Kenneth J., author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Imperial Japan at Its Zenith : The Wartime Celebration of the Empire's 2,600th Anniversary / Kenneth J. Ruoff. Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, [2014] ©2014 1 online resource (256 p.) : 22 color photographs, 29 halftones text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. The National History Boom -- 2. Mass Participation and Mass Consumption -- 3. Imperial Heritage Tourism -- 4. Touring Korea -- 5. Touring Manchuria's Sacred Sites -- 6. Overseas Japanese and the Fatherland -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Index restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star In 1940, Japan was into its third year of war with China, and relations with the United States were deteriorating, but it was a heady time for the Japanese nonetheless. That year, the Japanese commemorated the 2,600th anniversary of the founding of the Empire of Japan. According to the imperial myth-history, Emperor Jimmu, descended from the Sun Goddess Amaterasu, established the "unbroken imperial line" in 660 BCE.In carefully choreographed ceremonies throughout the empire, through new public monuments, with visual culture, and through heritage tourism, the Japanese celebrated the extension of imperial rule under the 124th emperor, Hirohito. These celebrations, the climactic moment for the ideology that was central to modern Japan's identity until the imperial cult's legitimacy was bruised by defeat in 1945, are little known outside Japan.Imperial Japan at Its Zenith, the first book in English about the 2,600th anniversary, examines the themes of the celebration and what they tell us about Japan at mid-century. Kenneth J. Ruoff emphasizes that wartime Japan did not reject modernity in favor of nativist traditionalism. Instead, like Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy, it embraced reactionary modernism. Ruoff also highlights the role played by the Japanese people in endorsing and promoting imperial ideology and expansion, documenting the significant grassroots support for the cult of the emperor and for militarism.Ruoff uses the anniversary celebrations to examine Japan's invention of a national history; the complex relationship between the homeland and the colonies; the significance of Imperial Japan's challenge to Euro-American claims of racial and cultural superiority; the role of heritage tourism in inspiring national pride; Japan's wartime fascist modernity; and, with a chapter about overseas Japanese, the boundaries of the Japanese nation. Packed with intriguing anecdotes, incisive analysis, and revelatory illustrations, Imperial Japan at Its Zenith is a major contribution to our understanding of wartime Japan. Issued also in print. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 02. Mrz 2022) Nationalism History 20th century Japan. Nationalism Japan History 20th century. Asian Studies. History. HISTORY / Asia / Japan. bisacsh Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Backlist (2000-2014) eBook Package 9783110649772 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Cornell University Press Backlist 2000-2013 9783110536157 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Cornell University Press Complete eBook-Package 2014-2015 9783110606744 print 9780801448669 https://doi.org/10.7591/9780801471827 https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780801471827 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9780801471827/original |
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