{"product_id":"postfascist-japan-9781350126503","title":"PostFascist Japan","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn late 1945 local Japanese turned their energies toward creating new behaviors and institutions that would give young people better skills to combat repression at home and coercion abroad. They rapidly transformed their political culturepolicies, institutions, and public opinionto create a more equitable, democratic and peaceful society.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePost-Fascist Japan\u003c\/i\u003e explores this phenomenon, focusing on a group of highly educated Japanese based in the city of Kamakura, where the new political culture was particularly visible. The book argues that these leftist elites, many of whom had been seen as the enemy' during the war, saw the problem as one of fascism, an ideology that had succeeded because it had addressed real problems. They turned their efforts to overtly political-legal systems but also to ostensibly non-political and community institutions such as universities, art museums, local tourism, and environmental policies, aiming not only for reconciliation over the past bu\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat Hein provides for us is a nuanced intellectual history of a part of Japan that had and still has a clear sense of its own identity. By presenting national-level trends in the context of local politics, she makes a valuable contribution to our understanding of recent history outside the Tokyo “bubble,” even if only down the road and easily within commuting distance. We need to hear more about Japan at the local level. * Journal of Japanese Studies *\u003cbr\u003eIn this elegantly written study, Hein (Northwestern Univ.) looks at how, after the defeat of Japan in August 1945, Japanese intellectuals and political leaders in the city of Kamakura focused their energies on creating political, cultural, and educational institutions and behavior pathways that would counter the appeal that Fascism had in pre-war Japan and lead to a more democratic, egalitarian, and peaceful society … The lead-off chapter, “Kamakura: The Place,” is a model of urban history and deserves a wide audience … Summing Up: Essential. Lower-division undergraduates through faculty and professionals; general readers. * CHOICE *\u003cbr\u003eMeticulously researched and elegantly written, this fascinating study explores what it means to reconstruct an entirely new postwar civic culture out of the ruins of Japan's imperial adventurism--this time, notably based in the storied seaside town of Kamakura, outside of the now-tainted political and cultural capital of Tokyo. Hein captures the heady emotions of an era where self-reflection and institution-building by formerly leftwing Japanese intellectuals supposedly led to increasing levels of humanistic freedom to atone and make amends for a wartime fascist political culture. * Annika A. Culver, Associate Professor of East Asian History, Florida State University, USA *\u003cbr\u003eIn the wake of Japan's defeat in the Pacific War, a wide ranging network of intellectuals based in and around the town of Kamakura shared hopes for new democratic society, and attempted to put those hopes into practice. In rediscovering the wartime experiences and postwar ideals and actions of this network, \u003ci\u003ePost-Fascist Japan\u003c\/i\u003e casts vital new light on the history of Japan's postwar democratization. This fascinating book is not only essential reading for all those with an interest in Japan's intellectual history, but also conveys a powerful message about dilemmas of war memory and democracy in Japan today. * Tessa Morris-Suzuki, Professor of Japanese History, The Australian National University, Australia *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. Introduction: Post-Fascist Political Culture 2. Kamakura: The Place 3. The Kamakura Akademia and Humanities Education 4. Telling Stories in the Museum: The Kamakura Museum of Modern Art 5. Urban Administration: Social Science and Democracy 6. Conclusion Bibliography Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51742427840855,"sku":"9781350126503","price":32.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781350126503.jpg?v=1758384925","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/postfascist-japan-9781350126503","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}