European University Institute Library

From cultures of war to cultures of peace, war and peace museums in Japan, China, and South Korea, Takashi Yoshida

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-294) and index

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From cultures of war to cultures of peace

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Takashi Yoshida

Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University

war and peace museums in Japan, China, and South Korea

"Takashi Yoshida provides a historical analysis of war and peace museums from the late nineteenth century to the present and traces the historical development of a pacifist discourse in postwar Japan that centered on Japan's war crimes and responsibility during the so-called Fifteen Year War, which began in 1931 with Japan's invasion of Manchuria and ended in 1945 with the nation's defeat. Prior to the defeat, a culture of war gripped the Japanese empire. Every segment of Japanese popular culture during the war bore witness to the flood of patriotism. --, Provided by publisher

The rise and fall of war museums in imperial Japan -- The rise of multi-layered pacifism and early peace museums in postwar Japan -- Expansion of peace museums: acknowledging Japanese aggression -- Bringing peace to war dead -- The revival of war museums in postwar Japan -- History wars: responding to pressures from different interest groups -- Peace museums in China and South Korea -- Patriotism vs. peace