The Cultural Evolution of Postwar Japan [electronic resource] : The Intellectual Contributions of Kaiz?'s Yamamoto Sanehiko /
Keaveney, Christopher.author.
Yamamoto Sanehiko's (1885-1952) achievements as a publisher, writer, and politician in the interwar period served as both a catalyst and a template for developments after the wars. While exploring the accomplishments the compelling figure, this study sheds new light on the social, cultural, and political changes that occurred in postwar Japan.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Figures; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Written in Ash: The Education of a Reconstructionist; 2 The Comprehensive Magazine KaizÅ: Giving Voice to the Opposition and Challenging the Status Quo in Interwar Japan; 3 Shouldering Giants: The Presentation of Western Intellectual and Cultural Elite to Interwar Japan; 4 Power to the People: KaizÅ shaâ€TMs Enpon Gamble and the Making of a Publishing Revolution; 5 Literary Interventions: Yamamoto Sanehikoâ€TMs Role in Sino-Japanese Literary Exchange
6 Embracing the Danse Macabre: The Politics and Political Career of Yamamoto Sanehiko7 Last Man Standing: Courting Revival in Postwar Japan; Epilogue: Yamamoto Sanehikoâ€TMs Interwar Legacy in Postwar Japan; Appendix: Glossary of Selected Terms from East Asian Languages; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Yamamoto Sanehiko's (1885-1952) achievements as a publisher, writer, and politician in the interwar period served as both a catalyst and a template for developments after the wars. While exploring the accomplishments the compelling figure, this study sheds new light on the social, cultural, and political changes that occurred in postwar Japan.
Yamamoto, Sanehiko, 1885-1952.
Kaizō
Civilization
Literature, Modern
Literature   .
Oriental literature.
Languages.
Language and languages.
Fiction.
Cultural History.
Twentieth-Century Literature.
Postcolonial/World Literature.
Asian Literature.
Asian Languages.
Fiction.