ABSTRACT

Nationalism was one of the most important forces in 20th century Japan. It pervaded almost all aspects of Japanese life, but was a complex phenomenon, frequently changing, and often meaning different things to different people. This book brings together interesting, original new work, by a range of international leading scholars who consider Japanese nationalism in a wide variety of its aspects. Overall, the book provides many new insights and much new thinking on what continues to be a crucially important factor shaping current developments in Japan.

chapter 2|17 pages

The politics of pragmatism and pageantry

selling a national navy at the elite and local level in Japan, 1890–1913

chapter 4|14 pages

Substantiating the nation

terrorist trials as nationalist theatre in early Shōwa Japan

chapter 5|12 pages

Between samurai and carnival

identity, language, music and dance among the Japanese expatriate community in 1930s Brazil

chapter 6|16 pages

In a house divided

The Japanese Christian socialist Abe Isoo

chapter 7|18 pages

Saving for ‘My Own Good and the Good of the Nation'

Economic nationalism in modern Japan

chapter 9|11 pages

English and nationalism in Japan

The role of the intercultural-communication industry