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Japan's First Modern War : Army and Society in the Conflict with China, 1894-5

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This is the first ever English-language study of the war which established Japan's image as a warrior nation, an image which in many ways persists today. Using extensive Japanese materials, including the letters of frontline troops and provincial newspapers, it presents the diverse experience both of soldiers and civilians and reveals how war accelerated the modernization of Japanese society. Included are such topics as the soldiers' impressions of duty, nation, and their 'fellow' Asians; the role of the emperor as commander-in-chief; the use of the war in schools; as well as the activities of small business, institutional religion, and patriotic societies.

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  • ISBN-13: 9780333555545
  • ISBN-10: 0333555546
  • Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
  • Publish Date: August 1994
  • Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.69 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 0.99 pounds
  • Page Count: 222

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