The Power of Memory in Modern Japan

The Power of Memory in Modern Japan
ISBN-10
9004213201
ISBN-13
9789004213203
Category
History
Pages
394
Language
English
Published
2008-06-26
Publisher
Global Oriental
Authors
Sven Saaler, Wolfgang Schwentker

Description

Due to their symbolic and iconographic meanings, expressions of ‘collective memory’ constitute the mental topography of a society and make a powerful contribution to its cultural, political and social identity. In Japan, the subject of ‘memory’ has prompted a huge response in recent years.

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