Imag(in)ing the war in Japan : representing and responding to trauma in postwar literature and film /

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Imprint:Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2010.
Description:1 online resource (vi, 362 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Language:English
Series:Brill's Japanese studies library ; v. 34
Brill's Japanese studies library ; v. 34.
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11284032
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Other authors / contributors:Stahl, David C., 1959-
Williams, Mark, 1957-
ISBN:9789004193215
9004193219
9789004182981
9004182985
Digital file characteristics:data file
Notes:Includes bibliographical references.
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Summary:This study of a series of artistic representations of the Asia Pacific War experience in a variety of Japanese media is premised on Walter Davis' assertion that traumatic events and experiences must be 'constituted' before they can be assimilated, integrated and understood. Arguing that the contribution of the arts to the constitution, integration and comprehension of traumatic historical events has yet to be sufficiently acknowledged or articulated, the contributors to this volume examine how various Japanese authors and other artists have drawn upon their imaginative powers to create affect-
Other form:Print version: Imag(in)ing the war in Japan. Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2010 9789004182981
Standard no.:9786612786822