War Memory and Social Politics in Japan, 1945–2005

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. Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- The Politics Of Essentialism: The Association Of Shinto Shrines -- Fashioning National Heroes: The Japan Association Of War-bereaved Families -- Forging Political Subjectivity: The Japan Teachers' Union -- People's Diplomacy: The Japan-china Friendship Association -- Commemorative Pacifism: The Japan Memorial Society For The Students Killed In The War -- War Memory And Generational Change: Refashioning Special Interests -- Memory Between Special And National Interests: Japan And Asia -- Patronizing The War Dead: The Contested Rites Of Official Memory -- The Politics Of Apology -- Cultures Of Commemoration At Century's End -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- Harvard East Asian Monographs. Franziska Seraphim. Originally Published: 2006. Includes Bibliographical References (pages [357]-386) And Index.