Igarashi, Yoshikuni, 1960-

Bodies of memory : narratives of war in postwar Japanese culture, 1945-1970 / Yoshikuni Igarashi. - x, 284 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-274) and index.

Machine generated contents note: I. The Bomb, Hirohito, and History: -- The Foundational Narrative of Postwar -- Relations between Japan and the United States -- II. The Age of the Body -- III. A Nation That Never Is: Cultural Discourse on -- Japanese Uniqueness -- IV. Naming the Unnameable -- V. From the Anti-Security Treaty Movement to -- the Tokyo Olympics: Transforming the Body, -- the Metropolis, and Memory -- VI. Re-presenting Trauma In Late-1960s Japan -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.

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Japan--Civilization--1945-

DS822.5. / I33 2000

952.04