Japanese Society at War: Death, Memory and the Russo-Japanese War

by Naoko Shimazu

Book Overview

As the first international conflict of the twentieth century, the Russo-Japanese War attracted much contemporary global interest. This text was the first full-length study to examine the war from the perspective of its impact on Japanese society, and sheds light on its implications for modern Japan. What did the war mean to the Japanese people and how did they respond to it? Naoko Shimazu presents a fascinating and highly innovative account of the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521294770
• ISBN13: 9780521294775
• Release Date: June 2011
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 354 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"