Hashimoto, Akiko, 1952-

The long defeat : cultural trauma, memory, and identity in Japan / Akiko Hashimoto. - xii, 192 pages ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-178) and index.

Acknowledgements -- Cultural memory in a fallen nation -- Repairing biographies and aligning family memories -- Defeat reconsidered : heroes, victims, & perpetrators in the popular media -- Pedagogies of war and peace : teaching World War II to children -- The moral recovery of defeated nations : a global-comparative look -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.

9780190239169

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World War, 1939-1945--Social aspects--Japan.
Collective memory--Japan.
Nationalism and collective memory--Japan.
Group identity--Japan.
National characteristics, Japanese.

952.04 / H37