Bodies of memory : narratives of war in postwar Japanese culture, 1945-1970

Japan and the United States became close political allies so quickly after the end of World War II, that it seemed as though the two countries had easily forgotten the war they had fought. Here Yoshikuni Igarashi offers a provocative look at how Japanese postwar society struggled to understand its war loss and the resulting national trauma, even as forces within the society sought to suppress these memories. Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-274) and index. x, 284 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm