Asia and Postwar Japan

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Deimperialization, Civic Activism, and National Identity

By Simon Avenell

Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs

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Asia and Postwar Japan by Simon Avenell examines Japan's transformation after World War II, focusing on its interactions with Asia during a period of geopolitical shifts. The book delves into Japan's foreign policy, cultural exchanges, and the socio-political dynamics that shaped its role in the region and the world. Avenell provides a detailed analysis of how Japan navigated the complexities of postwar recovery and its evolving identity in relation to its Asian neighbours.
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You might enjoy this book if you are interested in the intricate socio-political dynamics and transformations in Asia and Japan following World War II. It provides a detailed examination of Japan's postwar relationship with its Asian neighbours and offers insights into regional historical developments that have shaped modern Asia. This book may appeal to history enthusiasts seeking a deeper understanding of Japan's re-emergence and the broader Asian context during the postwar era.

Asia and Postwar Japan

Defeat in World War II profoundly shaped how the Japanese reconstructed national identity and reengaged with Asia. In Asia and Postwar Japan, Simon Avenell reveals the critical importance of Asia in Japanese thought, activism, and politics—as a symbolic geography, as a space for grassroots engagement, and as the source of a new politics of hope.

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War, defeat, and the collapse of empire in 1945 touched every aspect of postwar Japanese society, profoundly shaping how the Japanese would reconstruct national identity and reengage with the peoples of Asia. While "America" offered a vision of re-genesis after cataclysmic ruin, "Asia" exposed the traumata of perpetration and the torment of ethnic responsibility.

Obscured in the shadows of a resurgent postwar Japan lurked a postimperial spectre whose haunting presence both complicated and confounded the spiritual rehabilitation of the nation.

Asia and Postwar Japan examines Japanese deimperialisation from 1945 until the early twenty-first century. It focuses on the thought and activism of progressive activists and intellectuals as they struggled to overcome rigid preconceptions about "Asia," grappled with the implications of postimperial responsibility, and forged new regional solidarities and Asian imaginaries.

Simon Avenell reveals the critical importance of Asia in postwar Japanese thought, activism, and politics—Asia as a symbolic geography, Asia as a space for grassroots engagement, and ultimately, Asia as an aporia of identity and the source of a new politics of hope.

Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs

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Asia and Postwar Japan by Simon Avenell is praised for its detailed examination of the intellectual and ideological shifts within Japan's Leftist circles following World War II. The book is recognised as an insightful exploration of how progressive thought in Japan evolved during this period, providing valuable perspectives on the changing mental landscapes within Japan's progressive community.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780674270978

Publisher: Harvard University Press

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 12 July 2022

Country: United States

Imprint: Harvard University Press

Illustration: 2 illus.

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 32.0mm

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 229.0mm

Weight: 726g

Pages: 450

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About the Author

Simon Avenell is Professor in the School of Culture, History, and Language and Associate Dean at the Australian National University College of Asia and the Pacific.