Commemorating Meiji (eBook, PDF)

History, Politics and the Politics of History
Redaktion: Botsman, D. V.; Clulow, Adam

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

The chapters in this volume highlight the politics of memory as they played out across a series of milestones over the twentieth century. Together they show the pressing need to look more closely at issues of commemoration as a key topic in their own right.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 124
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. September 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000441307
• Artikelnr.: 62199308

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction - Commemorating Meiji: History, Politics and the Politics of History



D. V. Botsman and Adam Clulow



2. The Meiji Restoration and the Politics of Post-War Commemoration: 1968/2018



D.V. Botsman



3. The Empire Strikes Back? The 1968 Meiji Centennial Celebrations and the Revival of Japanese Nationalism



Nick Kapur



4. The 50th and 60th Anniversaries of the Meiji Restoration: Memory, Commemoration and Political Culture in the Pre-War Period



Takagi Hiroshi (trans. D.V. Botsman)



5. The Meiji Restoration as a Local Event: The Second Kiheitai in History and Memory



Robert Hellyer



6. The Meiji Restoration Seen from English-speaking Countries



Anne Walthall



7. Toba-Fushimi Revisited: Commemorating the Violence of the Restoration Moment



D. Colin Jaundrill

Rezensionen

"Commemorating Meiji will be of interest to historians and those considering monuments and memorials, as well as commemorative events and their impact on history. Overall, each chapter makes a significant, nuanced contribution to an emerging and growing field."
-Alison J. Miller, Royal Studies Journal