The Resource The quest for the lost nation : writing history in Germany and Japan in the American century, Sebastian Conrad ; translated by Alan Nothnagle
The quest for the lost nation : writing history in Germany and Japan in the American century, Sebastian Conrad ; translated by Alan Nothnagle
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- Summary
- Highly praised when published in Germany, The Quest for the Lost Nation is a brilliant chronicle of Germany's and Japan's struggles to reclaim a defeated national past. Sebastian Conrad compares the ways German and Japanese scholars revised national history after World War II in the shadows of fascism, surrender, and American occupation. Defeat in 1945 marked the death of the national past in both countries, yet, as Conrad proves, historians did not abandon national perspectives during reconstruction. Quite the opposite--the nation remained hidden at the center of texts as scholars tried to mak
- Language
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- eng
- ger
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (392 pages)
- Contents
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- Cover; Contents; Introduction; 1. Mapping Postwar Historiography in Germany and Japan; 2. The Origin of the Nation: Bismarck, Meiji Ishin, and the Subject of History; 3. The Nation as Victim: Writing the History of National Socialism and Japanese Fascism; 4. The Invention of Contemporary History; 5. The Temporalization of Space: Germany and Japan between East and West; 6. History and Memory: Germany and Japan, 1945-2000; Notes; Bibliography; Acknowledgments; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z
- Isbn
- 9781282697706
- Label
- The quest for the lost nation : writing history in Germany and Japan in the American century
- Title
- The quest for the lost nation
- Title remainder
- writing history in Germany and Japan in the American century
- Statement of responsibility
- Sebastian Conrad ; translated by Alan Nothnagle
- Subject
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- 1900 - 1999
- Cold War (1945-1989)
- Cold War -- Social aspects -- Germany
- Cold War -- Social aspects -- Japan
- Electronic books
- Germany
- Germany -- Historiography
- HISTORY
- HISTORY -- Asia -- General
- Historiography
- Historiography -- Germany -- History -- 20th century
- Historiography -- Japan -- History -- 20th century
- History
- Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
- Japan
- Japan -- Historiography
- Social aspects
- World War (1939-1945)
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Influence
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Social aspects -- Germany
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Social aspects -- Japan
- Language
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- eng
- ger
- eng
- Summary
- Highly praised when published in Germany, The Quest for the Lost Nation is a brilliant chronicle of Germany's and Japan's struggles to reclaim a defeated national past. Sebastian Conrad compares the ways German and Japanese scholars revised national history after World War II in the shadows of fascism, surrender, and American occupation. Defeat in 1945 marked the death of the national past in both countries, yet, as Conrad proves, historians did not abandon national perspectives during reconstruction. Quite the opposite--the nation remained hidden at the center of texts as scholars tried to mak
- Cataloging source
- OSU
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Conrad, Sebastian
- Government publication
- government publication of a state province territory dependency etc
- Index
- index present
- Language note
- Translated from the German
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- dictionaries
- bibliography
- Series statement
- The California world history library
- Series volume
- 12
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Cold War (1945-1989)
- World War (1939-1945)
- Germany
- Japan
- Historiography
- Historiography
- World War, 1939-1945
- World War, 1939-1945
- World War, 1939-1945
- Cold War
- Cold War
- HISTORY
- HISTORY
- Historiography
- Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
- Social aspects
- Germany
- Japan
- Label
- The quest for the lost nation : writing history in Germany and Japan in the American century, Sebastian Conrad ; translated by Alan Nothnagle
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- mixed
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Cover; Contents; Introduction; 1. Mapping Postwar Historiography in Germany and Japan; 2. The Origin of the Nation: Bismarck, Meiji Ishin, and the Subject of History; 3. The Nation as Victim: Writing the History of National Socialism and Japanese Fascism; 4. The Invention of Contemporary History; 5. The Temporalization of Space: Germany and Japan between East and West; 6. History and Memory: Germany and Japan, 1945-2000; Notes; Bibliography; Acknowledgments; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z
- Control code
- ocn654118565
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (392 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781282697706
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- c
- Note
- JSTOR
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
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- 22573/cttt5rqm
- 74ac4537-e6bf-415d-9ea2-246a1521d28d
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)654118565
- Label
- The quest for the lost nation : writing history in Germany and Japan in the American century, Sebastian Conrad ; translated by Alan Nothnagle
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- mixed
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Cover; Contents; Introduction; 1. Mapping Postwar Historiography in Germany and Japan; 2. The Origin of the Nation: Bismarck, Meiji Ishin, and the Subject of History; 3. The Nation as Victim: Writing the History of National Socialism and Japanese Fascism; 4. The Invention of Contemporary History; 5. The Temporalization of Space: Germany and Japan between East and West; 6. History and Memory: Germany and Japan, 1945-2000; Notes; Bibliography; Acknowledgments; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z
- Control code
- ocn654118565
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (392 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781282697706
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Note
- JSTOR
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
-
- 22573/cttt5rqm
- 74ac4537-e6bf-415d-9ea2-246a1521d28d
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)654118565
Subject
- 1900 - 1999
- Cold War (1945-1989)
- Cold War -- Social aspects -- Germany
- Cold War -- Social aspects -- Japan
- Electronic books
- Germany
- Germany -- Historiography
- HISTORY
- HISTORY -- Asia -- General
- Historiography
- Historiography -- Germany -- History -- 20th century
- Historiography -- Japan -- History -- 20th century
- History
- Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
- Japan
- Japan -- Historiography
- Social aspects
- World War (1939-1945)
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Influence
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Social aspects -- Germany
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Social aspects -- Japan
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