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12%OFFKenneth J. Ruoff - Imperial Japan at Its Zenith: The Wartime Celebration of the Empire´s 2,600th Anniversary - 9780801479786 - V9780801479786
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Imperial Japan at Its Zenith: The Wartime Celebration of the Empire´s 2,600th Anniversary

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Description for Imperial Japan at Its Zenith: The Wartime Celebration of the Empire´s 2,600th Anniversary Paperback. Series: Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University. Num Pages: 256 pages, 51, 22 colour plates, 29 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 237 x 15. Weight in Grams: 412.

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.

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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.

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Product Details

Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Series
Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University
Condition
New
Weight
407g
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Ithaca, United States
ISBN
9780801479786
SKU
V9780801479786
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About Kenneth J. Ruoff
Kenneth J. Ruoff is Professor of History and Director of the Center for Japanese Studies at Portland State University. He is the author of The People's Emperor: Democracy and the Japanese Monarchy, 1945–1995, the Japanese translation of which was awarded the Osaragi Jiro Prize in 2004 for the best book in the social sciences published the previous year.

Reviews for Imperial Japan at Its Zenith: The Wartime Celebration of the Empire´s 2,600th Anniversary
Kenneth J. Ruoff has done yeoman's work in unearthing a vast array of sources and interesting anecdotes that enliven the narrative, serving up a fascinating social history that helps readers today understand what it must have been like to live in wartime Japan, an account that challenges narratives of unrelenting tribulation. His captivating book explains how tens of millions of ... Read more

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