Local History and War Memories in Hokkaido - 9781138838987

Taylor & Francis

Local History and War Memories in HokkaidoAuthor(s): Philip A. Seaton\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138838987, 978-1138838987\nSynopsis\nHokkaido, the northernmost island of Japan, barely features in most histories of the Second World War. However, the combination of distinctive war experiences, a vibrant set of local historian groups, and powerful media organizations disseminating local war history, has generated an identifiable set of local collective memories. Hokkaido?s status as an early colonial acquisition also makes the island an important vantage point from which to reassess the course and nature of the Japanese Empire.\n\nThis book argues that Hokkaidos experiences of war and its militarized post-war constitutes a local case study with a much greater national and international significance on both theoretical and empirical grounds than first impressions might suggest. Using Japanese-language sources .