Format:
1 Online-Ressource (XVI, 214 Seiten)
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Illustrationen
ISBN:
9783657702930
Series Statement:
War (hi)stories 7
Content:
Japan has always been fascinating for foreign observers. This volume will show, how its military has been perceived abroad and what image about the Japanese Army existed between 1853 and 1945 in the minds of those who read and heard stories from the Far East. When forcefully opened by a US mission in 1853, Japan was transformed by its ruling elites into a strong nation state, whose military and political forces wanted to avoid a colonization by foreign powers. Therefore, Japan's military capacities were of special interest and the army and navy were westernized very fast. Japanese soldiers became known as 'Asia's Prussians', and were often described as 'gallant enemies'. This image, however, should rapidly change after the First World War. During the battles in China since 1937, and the Pacific since 1941, the Japanese soldiers were often referred to as 'devils.' This volume will take a closer look at the images of Japan's military abroad to show how these images were created, how they changed and what stimulated the differences with regard to the foreign perception of Japan and its military between 1853 and 1945
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9783506702937
Additional Edition:
ISBN 3506702939
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe War and stereotypes Paderborn : Brill, Ferdinand Schöningh, 2020 ISBN 9783506702937
Language:
English
Subjects:
History
Keywords:
Medien
;
Japanbild
;
Militär
;
Geschichte 1853-1945
DOI:
10.30965/9783657702930
Author information:
Jacob, Frank 1984-
Author information:
Linhart, Sepp 1944-
