Nationalisms in Japan / edited by Naoko Shimazu.

"First published in 2006. Transferred to Digital Printing 2009."--T.p. verso of paperback edition.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction Naoko Shimazu -- 1. Japanese National Doctrines in International Perspective Erica Benner -- 2. Reading the Diaries of Japanese Conscripts: Forging National Consciousness during the Russo-Japanese War Naoko Shimazu -- 3. Internationalism and Nationalism: Anti-western Sentiments of Japanese Foreign Policy Debates, 1918-1922 Harumi Goto-Shibata -- 4. Japanese Nationalist Extremism 1921-1941 in Historical Perspective Stephen S. Large -- 5. The Making of Ainu Moshiri: Japan{u2019}s Indigenous Nationalism and its Cultural Fictions Richard Siddle -- 6. The Battle for Hearts and Minds: Patriotic Education in Japan in the 1990s and Beyond Caroline Rose -- 7. The National Politics of Yasukuni Shrine Tetsuya Takahashi Conclusions Towards Nationalisms in Japan Naoko Shimazu

Nationalisms in Japan brings together leading specialists in the field to discuss how notions of {u2018}nationalism{u2019} in modern Japan impinges on all aspects of social, political and cultural understanding of the Japanese nation or the Japanese state. This book is clearly presented and jargon-free, and encompasses a chronological period of roughly two hundred years, beginning with a discussion of some of the early Japanese national thinkers of the Mito School, and ending with a contemporary discussion of the official visits made by Prime Minister Koizumi Jun{u2019}ichiro to the highly controversial Yasukuni Shrine. This wide chronological period allows for important observations about the evolution of nationalism, suggesting that Japan actually houses multiple {u2018}nationalisms{u2019}. Presenting new insights and understanding, this is a valuable addition to those working on modern Japan and nationalism.