The Victim as Hero : : Ideologies of Peace and National Identity in Postwar Japan / / James J. Orr.
This is the first systematic, historical inquiry into the emergence of "victim consciousness" (higaisha ishiki) as an essential component of Japanese pacifist national identity after World War II. In his meticulously crafted narrative and analysis, the author reveals how postwar Japanese e...
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Orr, James J., author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut The Victim as Hero : Ideologies of Peace and National Identity in Postwar Japan / James J. Orr. Honolulu : University of Hawaii Press, [2001] ©2001 1 online resource (284 p.) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1. Victims, Victimizers, And Mythology -- Chapter 2. Leaders And Victims Personal War Responsibility During The Occupation -- Chapter 3. Hiroshima And Yuiitsu No Hibakukoku Atomic Victimhood In The Antinuclear Peace Movement -- Chapter 4. Educating A Peace-Loving People Narratives Of War In Postwar Textbooks -- Chapter 5. "Sentimental Humanism" The Victim In Novels And Film -- Chapter 6. Compensating Victims The Politics Of Victimhood -- Chapter 7. Beyond The Postwar -- Appendix 1. The Stockholm Appeal -- Appendix 2. Suginami Ward'S Petition To Ban The Hydrogen Bomb -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About The Author restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star This is the first systematic, historical inquiry into the emergence of "victim consciousness" (higaisha ishiki) as an essential component of Japanese pacifist national identity after World War II. In his meticulously crafted narrative and analysis, the author reveals how postwar Japanese elites and American occupying authorities collaborated to structure the parameters of remembrance of the war, including the notion that the emperor and his people had been betrayed and duped by militarists. He goes on to explain the Japanese reliance on victim consciousness through a discussion of the ban-the-bomb movement of the mid-1950s, which raised the prominence of Hiroshima as an archetype of war victimhood and brought about the selective focus on Japanese war victimhood; the political strategies of three self-defined war victim groups (A-bomb victims, repatriates, and dispossessed landlords) to gain state compensation and hence valorization of their war victim experiences; shifting textbook narratives that reflected contemporary attitudes and structured future generations' understanding of the war; and three classic antiwar novels and films that contributed to the shaping of a "sentimental humanism" that continues to leave a strong imprint on the collective Japanese conscience. 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) Atomic bomb victims Japan Hiroshima-shi. Atomic bomb victims Japan Nagasaki-shi. Atomic bomb Japan Psychological aspects. 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 UHP eBook Package 2000-2013 9783110564143 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Hawaii Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2015 9783110663259 print 9780824823559 https://doi.org/10.1515/9780824865153 https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780824865153 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9780824865153/original |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1. Victims, Victimizers, And Mythology -- Chapter 2. Leaders And Victims Personal War Responsibility During The Occupation -- Chapter 3. Hiroshima And Yuiitsu No Hibakukoku Atomic Victimhood In The Antinuclear Peace Movement -- Chapter 4. Educating A Peace-Loving People Narratives Of War In Postwar Textbooks -- Chapter 5. "Sentimental Humanism" The Victim In Novels And Film -- Chapter 6. Compensating Victims The Politics Of Victimhood -- Chapter 7. Beyond The Postwar -- Appendix 1. The Stockholm Appeal -- Appendix 2. Suginami Ward'S Petition To Ban The Hydrogen Bomb -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About The Author |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1. Victims, Victimizers, And Mythology -- Chapter 2. Leaders And Victims Personal War Responsibility During The Occupation -- Chapter 3. Hiroshima And Yuiitsu No Hibakukoku Atomic Victimhood In The Antinuclear Peace Movement -- Chapter 4. Educating A Peace-Loving People Narratives Of War In Postwar Textbooks -- Chapter 5. "Sentimental Humanism" The Victim In Novels And Film -- Chapter 6. Compensating Victims The Politics Of Victimhood -- Chapter 7. Beyond The Postwar -- Appendix 1. The Stockholm Appeal -- Appendix 2. Suginami Ward'S Petition To Ban The Hydrogen Bomb -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About The Author |
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