Nation and Nationalism in Japan

Nationalism was one of the most important forces in 20th century Japan. It pervaded almost all aspects of Japanese life, but was a complex phenomenon, frequently changing, and often meaning different things to different people. This book brings together interesting, original new work, by a range of international leading scholars who consider Japanese nationalism in a wide variety of its aspects. Overall, the book provides many new insights and much new thinking on what continues to be a crucially important factor shaping current developments in Japan.

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;