National Identity and Japanese Revisionism: Abe Shinzo's Vision of a Beautiful Japan and Its Limits

ISBN-13: 9780367585693 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 154 str.

Michal Kolmas

Opis

Kolmaš connects the dots between national identity theory and Japanese revisionism in order to better understand and predict the direction of a changing Japan.

Spis treści

Foreword

Introduction: Changing Japan?

Chapter 1: National identity and the study of contemporary Japan

Chapter 2: Sedimentation of the pacifist identity

Chapter 3: Abe’s convictions and ideological background

Chapter 4: Deconstructing Abe’s narrative on constitution change, school education, security policy and regional leadership

Conclusion: A limited change for Japan

Bibliography

Index

O autorze

Michal Kolmaš is an assistant professor and deputy head of the Asian studies department at Metropolitan University Prague.