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Book SynopsisWith more than 3,000 titles in almost 14,000 volumes, the 1920s Japanese book donation to the University of Leuven/Louvain is an invaluable time capsule of near-forgotten pre-modern culture and knowledge in Japan. This book combines an attractively illustrated overview of the history of the donation, thus giving the reader fascinating insights into the vibrant 1920s in Japan, its politics, society, and popular culture, with detailed descriptions of a careful selection of 100 pre-modern Japanese books. This book offers a collection of cutting-edge academic essays and a wealth of high-quality reproductions of astonishing exhibits such as visually captivating commercial and political 1920s posters that represent progress and conflict, highlighting both Imperial ambitions and a willingness to contribute to international cooperation. Contributors: Willy Vande Walle (KU Leuven), Jan Schmidt (KU Leuven), Freya Terryn (KU Leuven), Aurel Baele (KU Leuven), Lieven Sommen (KU Leuven), Eline Mennens (KU Leuven)
Table of ContentsErrata : In the printed book, there is an error in the source citations at the top right from p. 254 to p. 271. This has been corrected in the Open Access ebook that can be accessed and downloaded here.
KU Leuven and UCLouvain’s Co-operation Strengthened by Japan — Luc Sels & Vincent Blondel
Message by the Ambassador of Japan to Belgium — Shimokawa Makita
Introduction — Jan Schmidt, Willy Vande Walle, Eline Mennens
The First World War as the Precondition to the Japanese Donation to the University of Louvain — Jan Schmidt
An Empire of the Mid-Tier: The Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the New Mass Public-Focused Diplomacy of the Early Twentieth Century — Lieven Sommen
The Japanese Book Donation to the University of Louvain — Willy Vande Walle
Selected Books from the 1920s Japanese Donation — Willy Vande Walle
Japanese Art in Belgium in the 1920s: Hidden Treasures and Public Celebrations — Freya Terryn
Japan’s Sonic Modernity: Popular Music and Culture in the 1920s — Aurel Baele
Selected Objects from 1920s Japan: Modernity in Popular Culture, Media, Society and Politics as Background to the Donation — Jan Schmidt
Notes About the Editors and Authors Bibliography Acknowledgements Classification List of Selected Books List of Selected Objects List of Background Explanations Alphabetical List of Selected Books Alphabetical List of Selected Objects Colophon
