Studies in Military and Strategic History: Army and Society in the Conflict with China, 1894-5

Lone, S.

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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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 1994-08-30

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9780333555545

DOI: 10.1057/9780230389755

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 222